Joshua S. Friedman

Friedman grew up near Boston. His father was a mechanical engineer who served during World War II before he finished college. His mother was a public-school teacher. == Early career ==

After completing his studies at Harvard, Friedman was employed at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he worked in their M&A group. In 1983 Friedman joined Drexel Burnham Lambert and later became director of capital markets for high yield and private placements. == Canyon Partners ==

In 1990, Friedman and Mitchell Julis co-founded Canyon Partners, an employee-owned alternative asset management company that is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. == Awards and honors ==

Friedman is a recipient of Institutional Investor's "Lifetime Achievement" award in 2014, he's considered a pioneer in the hedge fund industry. In 2019, Friedman and his wife were recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. == Philanthropy ==

Friedman is a member of the Board of Directors of Harvard Management Company, the Harvard Business School Board of Dean's Advisors Friedman serves as a Trustee for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the Los Angeles Philharmonic, He is a member of the Investment Committees for the Broad Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Trust and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. == References ==