Emily Friedman

Chief Talent Officer | GA Group

As Chief Talent Officer, Emily Friedman leads the organization's talent strategy, leveraging a wealth of experience in building high-performing, inclusive workplaces. With a career spanning the asset management, professional services, technology, and non-profit sectors, she specializes in aligning human capital initiatives with business growth to drive sustained organizational impact.

Emily acts as a catalyst for scaling companies, fostering cultures defined by high engagement and open communication. Drawing on her previous executive tenures at G2 Capital Advisors, Social Finance, Arrowstreet Capital, and Altman Vilandrie & Company, she focuses on metrics-driven hiring, senior leadership development, and robust succession planning to ensure long-term stability and innovation.

A unique differentiator in Emily's approach is her background as an employment attorney. This legal foundation allows her to bridge the gap between human-centric culture building and rigorous HR compliance, ensuring that internal systems and practices are both effective and resilient. She has deep expertise in DEIB strategy, organizational design, executive coaching, and global labor law.

Emily is passionate about mentoring HR teams and equipping leadership with the tools necessary to navigate organizational change, resolve conflict, and create sustainable career development paths. Her leadership philosophy centers on the conviction that strategic HR is the primary driver of institutional success.

Emily holds a J.D. from Georgetown Law and a B.A. from Tufts University.