As CFO and Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy of the NASDAQ OMX, Adena Friedman learned how to negotiate and lead major business deals. The New York Times called it a “coup” for the Carlyle Group in 2011 when they hired Adena away to become their CFO, the American-based global alternative asset management firm. For this Baltimore native who makes her home in suburban D.C., the move meant saying “yes”to the only other company she wanted to work for – and being closer to home after years of commuting to NYC. Host Kate Ebner and Adena Friedman will explore how “saying yes” has been a
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