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ETF pioneer Kathleen Moriarty dies at 69

Kathleen Moriarty

She earned the nickname 'SPDR Woman' for her work on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which State Street Corp. introduced in 1993.

Kathleen Moriarty, a lawyer who played an instrumental role in the creation of the first exchange-traded fund, has died. She was 69.

Her death was announced by Chapman and Cutler LLP in New York, where she was senior counsel in the corporate and securities department. No cause or other details we

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