Madeline Boyd
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MADELINE BOYD is senior vice president of external affairs at the New York Mercantile Exchange. The department of external affairs combines the responsibilities of media, community and government affairs for the Exchange. Ms. Boyd had been a member of the Exchange board since 1998 and a gasoline trader on the Exchange since 1987. She is the only woman in Exchange history to serve on its executive committee, a position she held from 2000 to 2001. At the time of her staff appointment, Ms. Boyd was chairman of the Exchange government affairs committee and co-chairman of its petroleum product and local advisory committees. She is also president of the NYMEX Political Action Committee. Ms. Boyd has headed the NYMEX Charitable Foundation committee as the chairman since 1992 and will continue to spearhead the Exchange's philanthropic efforts in her staff role as president of the foundation. Under her guidance, the Foundation has grown from an annual budget of $125,000 to more than $2 million in 2004. Through the Foundation's children in need fund-raising drive, which was initiated by Ms. Boyd, thousands of inner city children and those with special needs have been able to attend summer camp. Madeline Boyd will also continue as chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange Charitable Assistance Fund, a public charity formed in the aftermath of September 11, which resulted in the distribution of $4.4 million to families of the victims associated with the Exchange. Ms. Boyd obtained her bachelor's degree in business from Farleigh Dickinson University. She was awarded the Futures and Options for Kids community service award in 1998, the Ellis Island Award in 2001, the United Cerebral Palsy Women Who Care Award in 2003, the 50 Key Women in Energy — Global award in February 2003, 50 Key Women in Energy — Americas award in March 2003, and the Women's Venture Fund Highest Leaf Award in 2004.
See also: 09:15 am 'Changing Media and Derivatives'
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