Alex Friedman

Alex Friedman

Alex Friedman

Alex is the Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Novata, a technology company and public benefit corporation designed to improve the process of sustainability analysis in the private markets. Backed by a unique consortium, which includes the Ford Foundation, S&P Global, Hamilton Lane, Microsoft, Northern Trust, Omidyar Network, Apollo and Motive Ventures, Novata helps over 15,000 companies measure, analyze, report and improve on the metrics that matter.

With two decades of experience in the financial and non-profit spaces, Alex has led a number of sustainable growth and transformation efforts. He is a former Global Chief Investment Officer of UBS, CEO of GAM Investments and Chief Financial Officer of the Gates Foundation.

Alex is a member of the Board of Directors of Franklin Templeton, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a founder of Jackson Hole Economics and served as a White House Fellow and an assistant to the US Secretary of Defense. He is a graduate of Princeton University, Columbia Law School and Columbia Business School.