How Nasdaq C.E.O. Adena Friedman Beat the Odds on Wall Street
- 6 years ago
How Nasdaq C.E.O. Adena Friedman Beat the Odds on Wall Street
Look at this great space camp you can go to.” It was not at all like, “Oh, that’s hard.”
It was more like, “Great, let’s get you well positioned to be able to do that.”
Did you always want to get into finance?
But once we make a decision, or if there’s something that I really need the guys to just go do, I just say, “Guys, this is a mandate.”
Nasdaq recently signed the Parity Pledge, committing to interview at least one qualified woman for every senior executive role.
Ms. Friedman, the chief executive of Nasdaq, grew up around finance, and knew from an early age that she wanted to work in the industry.
If you really don’t feel you’re getting the opportunities
that you should be getting, maybe you should look for a different place to work or a different person to work for.
Look at this great space camp you can go to.” It was not at all like, “Oh, that’s hard.”
It was more like, “Great, let’s get you well positioned to be able to do that.”
Did you always want to get into finance?
But once we make a decision, or if there’s something that I really need the guys to just go do, I just say, “Guys, this is a mandate.”
Nasdaq recently signed the Parity Pledge, committing to interview at least one qualified woman for every senior executive role.
Ms. Friedman, the chief executive of Nasdaq, grew up around finance, and knew from an early age that she wanted to work in the industry.
If you really don’t feel you’re getting the opportunities
that you should be getting, maybe you should look for a different place to work or a different person to work for.