I come to work every day thinking I have to earn my job, and I really believe that. I don’t have a given right to my job; I need to prove my value in my role every single day. Adena Friedman Read Quote
You need to have a lot of human judgment involved in the financial industry in terms of risk management, in terms of investment decisions, and things that really allow us to blend the best of technology and the human brain. Adena Friedman Read Quote
I’m hoping that other people can learn from me, both the mistakes I’ve made or the opportunities I’ve had, or for the decisions I’ve made: for instance, not to go and take a lot of different jobs in a lot of different places, but to stay in one place for most of my career. Adena Friedman Read Quote
I really believe that I’ve been a better parent from being a working mother. Adena Friedman Read Quote
I had children very young. You go through a period of immense guilt about being a working mother. Adena Friedman Read Quote
In 1998, Nasdaq started a project called Next Nasdaq – or what Nasdaq was going to become – and they decided to handpick some of the up-and-comers. I was chosen as one of the people. It was a great opportunity for me and, I guess, a reflection of the fact that I was seen as someone who was developing her career pretty well. Adena Friedman Read Quote
Don’t assume that opportunity will come to you. Put yourself forward when there is an opportunity. Adena Friedman Read Quote
