Global Conference 2012 | Frank Baxter
Frank Baxter
Chairman Emeritus, Jefferies & Co. Inc.
Frank Baxter is chairman emeritus at Jefferies & Co. Inc., a global investment bank focusing on mid-cap companies. He served as U.S. ambassador to Uruguay from 2006 to 2009. Baxter was CEO of Jefferies from 1987 until he retired in 2001. He is co-chairman of the Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, a charter management organization with 20 middle and high schools; chairman of Fremont College, a career college; and board member of the University of California, Berkeley Foundation. A former director of the NASD, he chaired the committee that led to the spinoff of the Nasdaq and subsequently served on the board of Nasdaq as a member of the Executive Committee. He is also a former director of the Securities Industry Association. The recipient of several awards and a member of numerous civic organizations, Baxter received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Panel:
The Technology Revolution in K-12 Education
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