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ADENA FRIEDMAN
[ US ]
With a BA in Political Science from Williams College and an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management , Adena Freidman is the CEO and president of American stock exchange , Nasdaq . Forbes ranks her as the 16th most powerful woman in the world . At Nasdaq , Friedman has undertaken several roles , including CFO and COO . Under Friedman , Nasdaq is considering cryptocurrency , with plans to add bitcoin to its platform sometime this year . OCTOBER 2019