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S&P 500 CEO profiles • Snapshot: 5 Nov 2026
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$NDAQ

Adena T. Friedman

Nasdaq, Inc.
Chair & CEO • Since 2017 • Financials
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📊 CEO Reputation Score

FY2025 vs FY2024 · Source: SEC EDGAR filings
70/100
Blend of this company's year-over-year free-cash-flow and profit improvement, each ranked as a percentile against every scored company in the three indexes.

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Overview

Adena T. Friedman is the chair & ceo of Nasdaq, Inc. since 2017. Nasdaq, Inc. is a Financials company headquartered in New York City, New York, founded in 1971, and one of the 500 companies in the S&P 500 — every one of which is profiled on this site.

Leadership

Adena holds the chief executive role at Nasdaq, Inc. with the title Chair & CEO — in post since 2017. This page is the concise leadership record for Nasdaq, Inc. in the S&P 500 CEO index; the site's fully researched long-form profiles (career timelines, education, achievements, setbacks, philosophy and sourced quotes) currently cover the index's ten largest companies, and this entry will be expanded in the same format.

At a Glance

  • Sector: Financials
  • Ticker: $NDAQ
  • Headquarters: New York City, New York
  • Founded: 1971
  • CEO since: 2017
  • Index: S&P 500 (#324 of 500)
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