Stephen Friedman (PFIAB)

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Stephen Friedman (born December 21, 1937^[1]) is the current Chairman of the United States President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. He was nominated on October 27, 2005 to replace Brent Scowcroft in the position.

Friedman graduated from Cornell University in 1959, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1962. He worked for much of his career with investment bank Goldman Sachs, holding numerous executive roles. He served as the company's co-chief operating officer from 1987 to 1990, was the company's co-chairman from 1990 to 1992, and the sole chairman from 1992 to 1994; he still serves on the company board.

From 1998 to 2002, he served as a senior principal of Marsh & McLennan Capital Corp. He was from 2002 to 2005 United States Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and director of the National Economic Council. Among other public service activities, Friedman is the Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Columbia University, Chairman Emeritus of the Executive Committee of the Brookings Institution, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Friedman's brother is Richard Friedman, a law professor at the University of Michigan, and a leading expert in the Confrontation Clause of the United States Constitution.

Friedman's son is screenwriter David Benioff, who is married to actress Amanda Peet.

[edit] References

1. ^ McGeehan, Patrick. "Man in the News; Economic Adviser From Other Side of the Deficit -- Stephen Friedman", New York Times, December 13th, 2002. 

[edit] External links

• Steve Friedman, Director of the National Economic Council
• Stephen Friedman, Director, National Economic Council at opensecrets.org
• Stephen Friedman Cornell '59 named Bush's chief economic adviser
• The Stephen Friedman Flock

Preceded by Stephen Friedman	Chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs 1994–1998	Succeeded by Henry Paulson
Preceded by Lawrence B. Lindsey	Director of the National Economic Council 2002-2005	Succeeded by Allan Hubbard