He later established the Michael O. Sawyer Chair of Constitutional Law and Politics at Syracuse's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.
[6] Brodsky began career as a securities lawyer at the American Stock Exchange in 1974, and in 1976 became its head of options trading.
He formally held the positions of the executive vice president at the American Stock Exchange from 1979 until 1982.
In 1982, he joined Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
[12] Two of their sons worked for Biden as interns on Capitol Hill and the families remain close.