Jon Werts currently serves as Vice President, Derivative Products, for the NYSE Group in Chicago. He assists in the management and oversight of the Options division, including business development, strategic planning, operations and product development. Previously Jon was Vice President, Client and Trading Support, at the Pacific Exchange in San Francisco from 2001 to 2005. He oversaw the creation of the exchange’s new electronic options trading platform and managed the Customer Service and System Support Departments. From 1993 to 2001, Jon was a Vice President for Pershing Trading. At Pershing he was an equity Specialist and managed the west coast equity market making operation. Jon has also worked with various elected officials and in 1993 he interned in the White House Presidential Speechwriting office.