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The 27th most powerful woman in the world , according to Forbes , Stacey Cunningham historically became the first female president of the New York Stock Exchange in 2018 . She worked on the NYSE trading floor for a decade before leaving out of frustration at the lack of technological integration . Her goal on returning was to modernise . With a degree from Lehigh University in industrial engineering , she helped to roll out the NYSE Pillar , a purpose-built , state-of-the-art trading platform . OCTOBER 2019