Phelan, John J, Jr (1931– )

US financier. As chairman and chief executive officer, he led the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during a transformation period (1982–90), trying to follow generally conservative policies in an era of investment excess. After his retirement from the NYSE, he was president of the International Federation of Stock Exchanges in Paris, France, until 1993. He has also been a senior advisor to the Boston Consulting Group 1992–2002, a director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 1985–2004, Eastman Kodak 1987–2001, and Merrill Lynch & Co. 1991–2004, and has served on numerous charitable boards and advisory committees at federal, state, and local government level. He was born in New York, New York, the son of a member of the NYSE's governing board.