Muriel “Mickie” Siebert is the founder and president of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) brokerage firm that bears her name, Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. She established the firm in 1967 when she became the first woman member of the NYSE and transformed it into a discount brokerage house on May 1, 1975, the first day that NYSE members were permitted to negotiate commissions. Muriel Siebert and company is the only woman-owned NYSE brokerage firm with a national presence. Ms. Siebert continues to oversee the firm’s day to day operations at its seven branches. The firms’ Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. municipal affiliate is ranked in the top 20 public finance firms in the country.

Ms. Siebert started her career as a $65 a week trainee in research at Bache & Co., and became an industry specialist (airlines/aerospace). She later became a partner at Finkle & Co., as well as a Brimbert & Co. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended what is now known as Case Western Reserve University. Although she did not graduate, she now holds 18 honorary doctorates.