John Bartleman has been TradeStation Group’s chief executive and a member of its board of directors since April 2016. He joined the company in 1999 as a product manager. Prior to being named chief executive Mr. Bartleman served in several TradeStation Group roles, including Vice President of Product Management, Chief Growth Officer and Vice President of Brokerage Operations (2012-2016), as well as TradeStation Securities’ President (2015-2017) and Vice President of Product Management (2009-2014). Mr. Bartleman was also the chief executive of TradeStation Crypto, Inc. until it was sold, and serves as a board member of TradeStation Group’s operating subsidiaries. Prior to joining the company Mr. Bartleman was a Senior Research Systems Analyst at Templeton Global Investors, Inc. (1995-1999). He has a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Florida International University and an MBA degree from Nova Southeastern University. Prior to joining TradeStation, John was a Research Systems Analyst for Franklin Templeton Investments. John received a bachelor's degree in International Relations and Political Science from Florida International University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.