Adena Friedman

The ability to have influence and create change and drive the strategy of an organization is really what excites me. ”

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. ”

The companies that choose to list on Nasdaq are among the most innovative, risk-taking businesses in the world, and they are proof to us all that prudent risk-taking drives our economy forward. ”

You can't be successful in business without taking risks. It's really that simple. ”

One of many strengths that I often see in successful women on Wall Street is a responsible balance between risk taking and risk mitigation - the ability to assess situations smartly and make the right medium-to-long-term decisions without being lured into reckless, short-term profit-taking. ”

I've always been on the business side - running P&L and working with clients. ”

By definition, risk exposes businesses to danger. ”

Play well with others. ”

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

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. ”