Stephen Merkel is Executive Vice Chairman, Executive Managing Director, and General Counsel for Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., responsible for overseeing legal and compliance functions globally. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for BGC Group, Inc. and Newmark Group, Inc.

Prior to joining Cantor Fitzgerald in 1993, Mr. Merkel was Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Goldman Sachs & Co., dedicated to the J. Aron Division. Before that, he was an associate with the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. He also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Irving R. Kaufman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Merkel received a Bachelor’s degree with a major in History and Sociology of Science from the University of Pennsylvania and received his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.

Mr. Merkel is currently on the Board of Trustees for the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and on the Board of Directors of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation. He was a founding member of the Wholesale Markets Brokers’ Association for the Americas. Mr. Merkel lives with his wife, Robin Shanus, and has three adult children, David, Gabe and Leo.

Danny Salinas is a Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald L.P. As CFO, Mr. Salinas is responsible for financial operations, including accounting, finance, regulatory reporting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, as well as taxation, risk management, investor relations and corporate services.

Prior to joining Cantor, Mr. Salinas held various executive positions at TD Bank Group, most recently as Chief Financial Officer for TD Securities. He also practiced as a tax attorney at Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, where he advised on strategic corporate transactions. Mr. Salinas began his career at Deloitte & Touche, where he received his CPA.

He earned a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rutgers University.