In this role, Mr. Aust spearheads the business unit responsible for new business development and relationship management with the 3,300 companies listed on NASDAQ. Previously, Mr. Aust served as Executive Director and Vice President of the Corporate Client Group, a role in which he maintained oversight of all listed companies in the Western Region, representing 60% of the market cap on NASDAQ. He has assisted more than 100 companies in going public and worked closely with some of the most well-known companies listed on NASDAQ. Throughout his career with the firm, he has also been instrumental in gaining exposure for NASDAQ listed companies with international institutional investors in Europe and Asia. Prior to joining NASDAQ in 1998, Mr. Aust spent 12 years at Fidelity Investments in a variety of sales, trading, and management positions in Dallas, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.