Julie Winkler

Julie Winkler was appointed Managing Director, Research and Product Development of CME Group in August 2007.  She is responsible for identifying, researching and capitalizing on new product opportunities across all CME Group product lines and potential market sectors. 

Winkler joined CBOT in 1996 as a Staff Investigator in the Office of Investigations and Audits.  In 1998, she joined the Business Development area as an Economist in the Research and Strategic Analysis group and was later promoted to Managing Director, Business Development.  Prior to assuming her current role, she served as Vice President, Business Development, where she had management responsibility for the growth and development of the Financial Product Research and Development, Market Data Products and Services, Training and Education, Corporate Strategy, and Business Development Administration areas.

She received a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Valparaiso University and a MBA in Finance and Derivatives Markets from Loyola University.