Zack Friedman is an entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author and speaker. Friedman is the bestselling author of the blockbuster book, . Apple Books selected The Lemonade Life as one of "Fall's Biggest Audiobooks" and a "Must-Listen." The Lemonade Life debuted as the #1 new business audiobook on Apple's bestseller chart. Friedman is founder & chief executive officer of . Friedman is a regular columnist at Forbes and writes a popular column on personal finance, leadership, investing and entrepreneurship that has been read by more than 100 million people. As a motivational speaker, Friedman's popular TEDx Talk is called "The Secrets To Happiness At Work."
Career
Zack Friedman is the founder & chief executive officer of Make Lemonade, a leading personal finance company that empowers you to lead a better financial life. Make Lemonade's mission is to simplify personal finance and help consumers - particularly Millennials - save money with easy comparison tools for student loans, personal loans, credit cards and other financial products. Previously, Friedman was the Group Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mina Group, an international energy services, commodities trading and energy infrastructure company and the largest supplier of jet fuel to the US military in Afghanistan. In 2014, Friedman was named "Revolutionary CFO of the Year" in the Middle East. Prior to Mina Group, Friedman was a hedge fund investor, and invested across multiple sectors, including financial services, real estate, energy, consumer, and healthcare. Previously, Friedman worked at The Blackstone Group, the global private equity and advisory firm, and Morgan Stanley, the international investment bank. Friedman is a former White House intern for the Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton. He has also served as a member of the adjunct faculty at Columbia Law School.
Education
Friedman is a graduate of Wharton Business School, Columbia Law School, Harvard University and Johns Hopkins University. According to one of his professors, "Zack Friedman is, quite simply, one of the smartest and best students I have had in over 36 years of teaching political science and constitutional law."
Leadership
Friedman is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Dean’s Council at Harvard Kennedy School. He is a member of the Pacific Council, Bretton Woods Committee, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and California Bar. Friedman is a board member of the Columbia Law School Association and a board member emeritus of Rocking The Boat, a non-profit organization that helps disadvantaged youth learn leadership, teamwork and environmental education through wooden boat building. Friedman has been recognized for his leadership at both the national and international levels. USA Today named him one of the Top 20 college students in America as a member of the All-USA College Academic Team. The Asia Society named him an Asia Society Young Leader, one of the top leaders under the age of forty who will impact global affairs in coming decades.
