Dr. Martell, who has been a director since January 2007, is a former Member of the Board of Governors of the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), the world's leading exchange for soft commodities and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICE. Dr. Martell is the Director of the Weissman Center for International Business at Baruch College/CUNY, where he is also the Saxe Distinguished Professor of Finance. In this role, he oversees a myriad of international programs and projects. He is also Chair of the Baruch College Faculty Senate. His particular area of expertise is international commodity markets, where he teaches and conducts research in this area. Prior to joining Baruch College in 1988, Dr. Martell was Senior Vice President of the Commodity Exchange (COMEX) in New York City. He is also a member of the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index Oversight Committee, and he serves as a board member of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce |