16 Facts About Vincent Viola

Vincent "Vinnie" Viola was born on 1956 and is an American billionaire businessman and US Army veteran.

Vincent Viola was for several weeks President Donald Trump's nominee for United States Secretary of the Army, before withdrawing from consideration.

Vincent Viola is the owner of St Elias Stables and co-owner, with fellow Brooklynite Anthony Bonomo, of the 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming.

Vincent Viola played on the sprint football team and was cadet company commander for Company E-4 his senior year.

Vincent Viola graduated with a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy in 1977 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army.

Vincent Viola received his juris doctor degree from New York Law School in June 1983, but did not complete the New York bar exam.

Vincent Viola began his business career as a trader in the New York Mercantile Exchange in 1982, raising $10,000 to purchase a seat on the exchange.

Vincent Viola helped build the NYMEX while he served on the board of directors, as chairman of the Technology Committee, the Natural Gas Advisory Committee and the Facilities Committee, co-chairman of the Options Committee, vice chairman of NYMEX from 1993 to 1996, and chairman from March 2001 to March 2004.

Vincent Viola has launched a number of businesses during his career.

Vincent Viola was one of the two partners who launched EWT, LLC and Madison Tyler, LLC, two electric trading firms formerly based in Beverly Hills, California, and was able to use the electronic trading technique to his own personal gain.

In 2008, Vincent Viola founded Virtu Financial, active in electronic market making.

Vincent Viola took Virtu Financial public in April 2015, trading as a NASDAQ listed company.

Vincent Viola was an astute businessman and an extreme opportunist.

Vincent Viola withdrew himself from consideration for the position on February 3,2017, citing his inability to comply with Pentagon regulations regarding personal businesses.

Military Times reported that Vincent Viola had been searching for ways to divest from his business ventures, including transferring ownership of the Florida Panthers to his family members and transferring responsibility for operations to Vice Chairman Douglas Cifu.

Vincent Viola founded a technology company, Rowan Technology Solutions, to support cadet education in the areas of military history, military science, and leadership.