Adena T. Friedman Quotes
15 quotes from Adena T. Friedman — Chair and CEO of Nasdaq..
“Ideas are only as good as your ability to communicate them.”
“Some companies have a very well-defined program that they bring young people into to help them figure out what they really like to do to get them exposure to senior management early.”
“A leader who listens is one who is malleable and willing to refine her views and actions as she learns new information or hears a better idea.”
“Listen to clients, employees, and peers and stay open to their ideas, feedback, and answers. Doing so is vital to the success of any leader.”
“We tax our companies more than any other country in the world, so we really are not really encouraging businesses to grow and expand, and over time, that's going to make it so that we diminish our role in the global economy.”
“We have the Nasdaq private market. But we also want to make sure that every investor has an opportunity to ultimately join in growth and the success of these great companies that we have that have been formed in the United States.”
“Nobody gets through life without experiencing some form of rejection, which is why everybody knows how awful it feels.”
“When I came to Nasdaq, they didn't understand that they had products. I came in on the ground level, building business plans for trading products.”
“Don't assume that opportunity will come to you. Put yourself forward when there is an opportunity.”
“If we had done anything to disrupt that flow of liquidity, I feel it would have created a huge trust issue within the capital markets in the United States and elsewhere.”
“It's really, really important to own your life and own your career. You have to understand where you want to take your own career and you have to find ways to make it happen. No one else is going to sit there and do it for you.”
“Online trading changed everything about the industry. Today we're in a new wave of accessibility and democratization.”
“Trust—in institutions, and in each other—seems to be eroding just about everywhere we look. It can be found at the root of geopolitical conflict, political extremes, and market challenges. This persistent mistrust is undermining our ability to tackle the most pressing issues facing our nation and the planet.”
“Today, Nasdaq is a highly scaled, global technology provider that serves the world's financial system. When I took on the CEO role in 2017, we initiated what we called the 'strategic pivot,' a journey through which we have continuously looked to grow and expand Nasdaq's role within the wider financial system.”
“I graduated saying I wanted to be a product manager, but not with commercial products. I wanted to manage complex products. I was lucky because that's exactly what Nasdaq offered me.”
