Adena T Friedman was born on Adena Robinson Testa; 1969 and is an American businesswoman.
11 Facts About Adena Friedman
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Adena Friedman currently serves as the President and CEO of Nasdaq, Inc Adena Friedman was formerly a managing director and CFO of The Carlyle Group.
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Adena Friedman was named the CEO of Nasdaq in January 2017, the first woman to lead a global exchange.
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Adena Friedman earned a BA in political science from Williams College and an MBA from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management.
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Adena Friedman left Nasdaq in 2011 to join private investment firm Carlyle Group as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, a position she held until 2014.
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Adena Friedman returned to Nasdaq as president and Chief Operating Officer.
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Adena Friedman became CEO in January 2017, replacing Robert Greifeld.
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Adena Friedman shared her decision to split key personnel at the exchange to two teams to ensure work continuity and described her work from home routine during the crisis.
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Adena Friedman has served as a Class B director to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York since December 2018, the only Exchange CEO to ever have done this.
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Adena Friedman serves on the board of FCLTGlobal, a non-profit organization that researches tools that encourage long-term investing.
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Adena Friedman has a black belt in taekwondo, which she started studying after taking her sons to classes, and she has said has helped her become more fearless in business.