Adena Friedman

I currently serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nasdaq. In this role, I am responsible for overseeing all of the company’s business segments with a focus on driving efficiency, product development, growth and expansion.

Prior to rejoining Nasdaq, I was Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of The Carlyle Group from March 2011 to June 2014. As CFO, I had the unique opportunity to take the company public, showing me what it felt like to be a listing prospect, pursued for our IPO listing.

Before Carlyle, I was part of Nasdaq's management team for over a decade, serving in a variety of roles including head of the data products business, head of corporate strategy, and Chief Financial Officer. I have an MBA from Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee and a B.A. in political science from Williams College in Massachusetts.