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Adena Friedman

(1968) Executive

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Adena Friedman is an executive.

Quick Facts About Adena Friedman

Born: November 30, 1968
Profession: Executive

About Adena Friedman

[Wikidata] American business executive... | [Wikipedia] Adena T. Friedman 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 info

Quotes by Adena Friedman · Page 2

The companies that choose to list on Nasdaq are among the most innovative, risk-taking businesses in the world, and they are proof…

Economy

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Rejection should ignite soul-searching, and the soul-searching must be absolutely honest.

Heartbreak

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You never stop learning.

Education

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I would like to be known as a great leader, not as a great woman leader.

Great

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We tax our companies more than any other country in the world, so we really are not really encouraging businesses to grow…

Country

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If someone gives you an opportunity, you better maximize it so that he wants to give you the next one.

Better

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Many women try to advance in their careers by having all the answers; by being the go-to person for information and advice;…

Career

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We need to make sure we are constantly staying ahead, thinking about what is coming.

About

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We have the Nasdaq private market. But we also want to make sure that every investor has an opportunity to ultimately join…

Business

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Ideas are only as good as your ability to communicate them.

Ability

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Even the mundane task may have something to teach you - especially if it's a task you haven't performed before.

Education

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The financial service industry has an image issue.

Image

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I like the idea of using all this science and technology to allow for our clients to have a deeper insight into…

Insight

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I feel like I grew up in the investment business. My dad was at T. Rowe Price his whole career. We lived…

Business

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One of the things I liked about the movie 'Minority Report' was they used a lot of futurists as consultants to really…

Minority

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A leader who listens is one who is malleable and willing to refine her views and actions as she learns new information…

Better

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Don't assume that opportunity will come to you. Put yourself forward when there is an opportunity.

Forward

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One of many strengths that I often see in successful women on Wall Street is a responsible balance between risk taking and…

Balance

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You need to have a lot of human judgment involved in the financial industry in terms of risk management, in terms of…

Best

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If you're not making use of even the most routine assignment to learn something, realize that many of your colleagues and coworkers…

Colleagues

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Flat-out, the time I wasn't working I was spending with the kids and my husband.

Husband

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It's hard not to take it personally when being wait-listed, passed over for a promotion, or losing a client to a competitor.…

Experience

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It's important to experience as many parts of an organization as you can - because some day, you may have the chance…

Chance

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By definition, risk exposes businesses to danger.

Business

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When I was a kid, I'd always wanted to take karate, but my parents wouldn't let me because I did a lot…

Always

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