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Name

Vincent Viola

Primary Residence

New York, New York

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, United States Military Academy | Doctor of Jurisprudence, New York Law School

Citizenship

United States

Forbes Self Made Score

Source Of Wealth

electronic trading, Self Made

Net Worth

$2,300,000,000

Forbes Profile

https://www.forbes.com/profile/vincent-viola

Forbes 2019 Billionaires List Rank:

838

Forbes Philanthropy Score

Forbes List Rank One: Title

#838 Billionaires 2019

Forbes List Rank One: Link

https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/

Forbes List Rank Two: Title

#344 Forbes 400 2018

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https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/

Summary

The son of a truck driver from Brooklyn, Vincent Viola started electronic-trading firm Virtu Financial in 2008 and took the company public in 2015. Virtu bought one of its speed-trading rivals, KCG Holdings Inc, for $1.4 billion and completed the merger in June 2017. Viola graduated from West Point in 1977 and New York Law School in 1983. Viola is the owner of the NHL Florida Panthers. In 2003 he founded the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point to provide education and research about global terrorism.

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Donald Trump appointed Viola to be Secretary of the Army in December 2016 but Viola withdrew his nomination two months later citing business conflicts. Vincent Viola was a former infantry officer who served in the 101st Airborne Division.

Vincent Viola

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