Adena Friedman
- Since becoming the first woman CEO to lead a global stock exchange in 2017, Friedman has been busy modernizing Nasdaq.
- Calling Nasdaq an "engine for capitalism," Friedman advocates for bringing companies back to the public market and making investing accessible.
- She is focused on diversifying Nasdaq into a technology company with a focus on growth opportunities, such as data research services.
- In 2020, Nasdaq asked the SEC to require companies listed on its exchange to publish board diversity data in an effort to advance corporate diversity.
- In 2018 Friedman joined the Board of the NY Federal Reserve.
