Gerald Beeson

Gerald Beeson is Chief Operating Officer of Citadel. He is responsible for key corporate functions, including Treasury, Finance, Human Capital Development, Global Distribution, and Corporate Communications. Mr. Beeson is also a member of Citadel’s Portfolio Committee. Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2008, Mr. Beeson served as Citadel’s Chief Financial Officer, a role he held since 2003. He joined Citadel in 1993 and was among the company’s first employees. Mr. Beeson currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Managed Funds Association and is a member of the Financial Markets Working Group of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He also served a five year term on the Board of Directors for The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation. He was named to Crain’s Chicago Business Forty Under Forty in 2007. Mr. Beeson is actively involved with education through the Big Shoulders Fund, as a member of the Directory at Marist High School (Chicago), and as a Trustee at DePaul University. Mr. Beeson received his MBA from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University. He is also registered as a certified public accountant in the State of Illinois.