Adena Friedman

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1969-01-01

• Gender

  Female

• Education

  MBA from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management

• Full Name

  Adena T. Friedman

• Occupation

  Business Executive

• Board Chair

  Chair of the Board of Directors, Nasdaq

• Citizenship

  United States

• Recognition

  Listed by Forbes as one of the world's most powerful women

• Current Role

  President and CEO of Nasdaq, Inc.

• Place of Birth

  Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Notable Achievement

  First woman to lead a global exchange

Timeline

• Born Adena Robinson Testa in Baltimore, Maryland. (Source: DBPedia, Wikidata, Wikipedia)

  1969-01-01

• Joined Nasdaq as an unpaid intern, beginning her career with the company. (Source: Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  1993-XX-XX

• Left Nasdaq to join The Carlyle Group as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director. (Source: Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  2011-03-XX

• Played a significant role in taking The Carlyle Group public. (Source: web_search_results)

  2012-12-XX

• Returned to Nasdaq as President, overseeing technology, information, and corporate businesses. (Source: DBPedia, Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  2014-05-XX

• Served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Nasdaq. (Source: web_search_results)

  2016-XX-XX

• Appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Nasdaq, becoming the first woman to lead a global exchange. (Source: summary, DBPedia, Wikipedia, web_search_results)

  2017-01-01

• Began serving as a Class B director to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. (Source: web_search_results)

  2018-12-XX

• Began her term as a member of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust. (Source: web_search_results)

  2020-07-XX

• Appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Nasdaq. (Source: web_search_results)

  2023-01-01

• Elected to the Business Roundtable (BRT) Board of Directors and currently serves as Chair of the BRT's Technology Committee. (Source: web_search_results)

  2024-01-XX

• Interviewed by Jason Calacanis at the All-In Summit, discussing Nasdaq's evolution, plans for tokenized securities and 24/5 trading, IPO market challenges, crypto regulation, and the independence of the Federal Reserve. (Source: related_documents)

  2025-XX-XX

Web Search Results

• Adena Friedman - Wikipedia

  Adena T. Friedman (born Adena Robinson Testa; 1969) is an American businesswoman. She currently serves as the President and CEO of Nasdaq, Inc. She was formerly a managing director and CFO of The Carlyle Group. Initially joining Nasdaq in 1993, she returned to Nasdaq from Carlyle in May 2014 as President of Global Corporate and information technology solutions. She was named the CEO of Nasdaq in January 2017, the first woman to lead a global exchange. [...] Born Adena Robinson Testa and raised in metropolitan Baltimore, she is the daughter of Michael D. Testa, a managing director at T. Rowe Price, and Adena W. Testa, an attorney in the Baltimore law firm of Stewart, Plant & Blumenthal. She attended Roland Park Country School. She earned a BA in political science from Williams College and an MBA from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management. ## Career [edit] [...] After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Friedman joined Nasdaq in 1993 as an unpaid intern. At Nasdaq, she served as the head of data products and as Chief Financial Officer, amongst others, and oversaw the acquisitions of INET, OMX, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the Boston Stock Exchange. She left Nasdaq in 2011 to join private investment firm Carlyle Group as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director, a position she held until 2014.

• Adena T. Friedman | Nasdaq

  Adena Friedman has been the Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq since January 1, 2017 and was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors on January 1, 2023. She brings more than 20 years of industry leadership and expertise, and is credited with significantly shaping Nasdaq’s transformation into a leading global exchange and technology company serving the financial industry. [...] Before Carlyle, Adena was a key member of Nasdaq's management team for over a decade, serving in a variety of roles, including head of the company's data products business, head of corporate strategy and Chief Financial Officer. She played an instrumental role in Nasdaq’s acquisition strategy, overseeing the acquisitions of INET, OMX, and the Philadelphia and Boston Exchanges. She originally joined Nasdaq in 1993 as an intern. [...] Since December 2018, Adena has served as a Class B director to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In January 2024, Adena was elected to the Business Roundtable (BRT) Board of Directors and currently serves as the Chair of the BRT's Technology Committee. In July 2020, Adena began her term as a member of the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust.

• Adena Friedman, 1969 - WWP - Wander Women Project

  Cookie Policy Skip to content # Adena Friedman, 1969 ## Friedman in 2011. Photo credit - Wikipedia ## A businesswoman, the president and CEO of Nasdaq, the first woman in this position and to lead a global exchange. ## Born Adena Robinson Testa in Baltimore, Maryland. She earned her BA in political science from Williams College in Massachusetts and an MBA from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management. [...] In 2017, in addition to her role as president, 48 years old Freidman was appointed CEO of the Nasdaq. The first woman in this position and the first woman to lead a global exchange. She oversees the company’s business segments, focusing on efficiency, product development, expansion, and growth. Under her leadership, Nasdaq transformed into a leading global exchange and technology solutions company, operating across six continents. [...] In 2011, at 42, Friedman left Nasdaq to join Carlyle Group, a private investment firm in Washington DC. There, she served as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director. After three years, she returned to Nasdaq as president and Chief Operating Officer.

• Adena Friedman | Biography | Vanderbilt Business

  Adena Friedman assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq on January 1, 2017 and is a member of the Board of Directors. Ms. Friedman brings more than 20 years of industry leadership and expertise and is credited with significant contributions that shaped Nasdaq’s strategic transformation to a leading global exchange and technology solutions company with operations on six continents. Prior to her appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Friedman served as [...] March 2011 to June 2014, and played a significant role in taking the company public in December 2012. Before Carlyle, Ms. Friedman was a key member of Nasdaq's management team for over a decade, serving in a variety of roles including head of the company's data products business, head of corporate strategy, as well its Chief Financial Officer. She played an instrumental role in the company's acquisition strategy, overseeing the acquisitions of INET, OMX, and the Philadelphia and [...] President and Chief Operating Officer of Nasdaq throughout 2016 and was responsible for overseeing all of the company’s business segments with a focus on driving efficiency, product development, growth and expansion. Ms. Friedman rejoined Nasdaq in 2014 as President to oversee the technology, information, and corporate businesses that comprised over two-thirds of Nasdaq’s revenues. Prior to her return, she served as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group from

• Adena Friedman - Corporate Executives

  Adena Friedman’s career began with a business analyst internship position at Nasdaq in 1993. From there, she played a key role in the transition of Nasdaq from being an association to it being a business. She served in a number of key roles at Nasdaq including being the head of Nasdaq’s data products division, head of corporate strategy, and Chief Financial Officer. Friedman also played key roles in much of Nasdaq’s merger and acquisition strategy, including the acquisition of OMX (Nasdaq [...] Adena Friedman Image 1: Corporate Executives logo EN ES has been President and CEO of Nasdaq since January 1st, 2017. Prior to that, she was president of global corporate and information technology solutions of Nasdaq OMX from May 2014. In 2015, she was listed by Forbes as being one of the 40 most powerful women in the world. Training Mrs. Friedman graduated with a BA in Political Science from Williams College, Massachusetts. [...] In March of 2011, Friedman moved to The Carlyle Group as their Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer. In her time at Carlyle, she played a major role in taking the company public in 2012. In June 2014, she left The Carlyle Group and returned to Nasdaq as President and Chief Operating Officer before becoming President and CEO as of 1st January 2017. As well as being a board member of Nasdaq, Mrs. Friedman also serves on the board of New York’s Federal Reserve Bank. Anecdote

• Award

  Women of the Year

• Image

  

• Gender

  female

• Educated At

  Vanderbilt University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  executive

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  1/1/1969

• Place Of Birth

  Baltimore

Adena T. Friedman (born Adena Robinson Testa; 1969) is an American businesswoman. She currently serves as the President and CEO of Nasdaq, Inc. She was formerly a managing director and CFO of The Carlyle Group. Initially joining Nasdaq in 1993, she returned to Nasdaq from Carlyle in May 2014 as President of Global Corporate and information technology solutions. She was named the CEO of Nasdaq in January 2017, the first woman to lead a global exchange. Forbes has repeatedly listed Friedman as one of the world's most powerful women on their annual Power Women list.