Milan Galik is chief executive and president of Interactive Brokers, a Greenwich, Connecticut, online broker. He joined the firm as a software developer in 1990. When Interactive Brokers announced his appointment in 2019, he said, “I am deeply honored by the trust Thomas places in me. He has been my mentor for 28 years, has been preparing me for this transition for the last 4 and I look forward to working with him for many more to come.” Read our review of Interactive Brokers.
Moving to Frankfurt for the German Launch
In 1991 he moved to Frankfurt, Germany, to help launch the firm's German operations. Back in the US, he worked on its automated market-making and trading systems and then on the electronic brokerage. He became president in 2014. He holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Budapest.
Taking Over From Thomas Peterffy
Interactive Brokers announced on January 7, 2019, that he would succeed Thomas Peterffy, who stayed on as chairman. In a filing on January 28, 2019, the company said the board had set the handover for October 1, 2019.
