Adena Friedman
Adena Friedman Bio
Adena Friedman was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq on January 1, 2017, and she now serves as Chair of the Board of Directors.ย Prior to being named CEO, Adena worked as President and Chief Operating Officer for the company in 2016, supervising all business sectors with a focus on driving efficiency, product creation, growth, and expansion.
She returned to Nasdaq in 2014 after serving as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group from March 2011 to June 2014, where she was instrumental in the company’s first public offering in May 2012.
She graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management with a Master of Business Administration.
Adena Friedman Current Work
Adena Friedman Previous Work
- The Carlyle Group Chief Financial Officer May 2011 - May 2014
- Nasdaq Chief Financial Officer 2009 - 2011
- Nasdaq Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Data Products 2000 - 2009
Adena Friedman Education
- Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), 1991 - 1993
- Williams College, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science and Government , 1987 - 1991
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