Bloomberg Wealth: Adena Friedman

Bloomberg Wealth: Adena Friedman

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2 Video Views·Dec 21, 2025

Nasdaq Chair and CEO Adena Friedman speaks to David Rubenstein for an episode of "Bloomberg Wealth." Friedman shares her journey from starting as an intern to eventually nabbing the top job at the world's first electronic stock exchange. Friedman also details how Nasdaq serves its clients as and financial markets more broadly as the company expands its technology offerings beyond its core sales and trading businesses. This interview was recorded August 13 in New York.

Chapters:
00:00:35 - Intro
00:02:27 - A Block Interview - What is Nasdaq?
00:12:12 - B BLOCK
00:18:08 - C BLOCK
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