Ulf Carlsson leads Nasdaq’s operations in the Asia Pacific and Japan, based in Hong Kong. He is also the Chairman of Nasdaq Japan Ltd. and the Director of the Board of Nasdaq Hong Kong Ltd, Nasdaq Korea Ltd., and Nasdaq Singapore Ltd.

Previously, from 1996 to 2003, Ulf served as the Head of Nasdaq Marketplace Systems Business Unit, responsible for developing and supporting the marketplace systems globally. 

Ulf holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Lund, Sweden.