John Gallagher

John Gallagher

Head of Municipal Bonds and U.S. High Grade Product Management

John Gallagher is Head of Municipal Bonds and U.S. High Grade Product Management at MarketAxess, responsible for managing Municipal Bond and U.S. High Grade product development.�Mr. Gallagher joined MarketAxess in 2002 following the acquisition of TradingEdge, Inc. which he had joined in 2000 with the responsibility for high yield and distressed debt sales. At MarketAxess, Mr. Gallagher was initially responsible for electronic trading product development for U.S. high-grade, high yield, U.S. Agency and emerging market debt markets. Mr. Gallagher also piloted the development and sales for MarketAxess’ first inter-dealer trading platform, DealerAxess�, as well as the launch of the firm’s credit derivatives trading platform in 2005. Mr. Gallagher began his career as a fixed income and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) trader and has an established track record in MBS sales and trading with senior roles at various broker-dealers such as Merrill Lynch and Nomura. Mr. Gallagher received a B.A. in Economics with a Minor in German Language from Fairfield University.