Brady W. Dougan is an American

United States

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 businessman. He is the Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

 (since May 2007) of Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse

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. Prior his current position, Dougan was Chief Executive Officer of Investment Banking

Investment banking

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 and acting Chief Executive Officer Credit Suisse Americas (since January 2006).

Education

He has served on the Executive Board since 2003. Mr. Dougan received a B.A. in Economics in 1981 from the University of Chicago

University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...

 and an M.B.A. in Finance in 1982 from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Career

After starting his career in the derivatives

Derivative (finance)

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 group at Bankers Trust

Bankers Trust

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, he joined Credit Suisse First Boston in 1990. He was the Head of the Equities division for five years, before he was appointed Global Head of the Securities division in 2001. From 2002 to July 2004, he was Co-President, Institutional Services at Credit Suisse First Boston

Credit Suisse First Boston

Credit Suisse First Boston was the former name of the banking firm Credit Suisse.-History:In 1978, Credit Suisse and First Boston Corporation formed a London-based 50-50 investment banking joint venture called the Financière Crédit Suisse-First Boston...

, and from 2004 until the merger with Credit Suisse in May 2005, he was Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse First Boston. From May 2005 to year-end 2005, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Credit Suisse First Boston division

Division (business)

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at the Bank. From January 2006 he was CEO Investment Banking and acting CEO Credit Suisse Americas, since 2007 he is the Group CEO.