Expanded Bio
Stan Friedman served as Managing Director and Chief HR Officer for Fortress Investment Group for seven years. At Fortress, Stan designed and built a world-class HR function that facilitated the firm’s growth from approximately 550 to 1100 employees and approximately $26 billion to $56 billion in AUM. While overseeing HR for the public entity, he was also directly involved in each of the stand alone funds. Stan’s involvement in the private equity fund allowed him to be directly involved in C-suite recruitment, reorganizations, resolving operational issues and communication strategies for portfolio companies. He also coached senior investment professionals on how to lead and manage when they were suddenly thrust into taking the CEO seat at a portfolio company.
Most recently, Stan was Director of HR, Facilities and Administration for King Street Capital a primarily distressed debt and credit focused hedge fund with approximately $22 billion in AUM. Prior to Fortress, Stan was Global Head of HR for Amaranth, a global multi-strategy hedge fund with almost $10 billion in AUM at its height. He facilitated the growth of Amaranth from $4 billion in AUM and 225 employees to 425 employees globally with approximately $10 billion in AUM before it’s incredibly rapid and untimely collapse in late 2006. In the chaos of its last months Stan and his team, through creative reengineering of the in-house recruiting function, successfully placed approximately 365 of the 425 employees (85%) in competitor funds.
Prior to Amaranth, Stan served as a senior HR generalist supporting various business lines within the Credit and Rates division of JP Morgan Chase. He joined JP Morgan, prior to the merger with Chase, from GE Capital where, over 7 years, he was a senior HR generalist at FGIC and GE Private Equity. He was trained in Executive Assessment while at GE and also participated in the assessment of management teams of potential private equity investments in the US and Asia.
Prior to GE, Stan founded and was Principal of Strategic Recruiting Group, which provided retained search services on a contingency basis and consulting services to entrepreneurs. Additionally, he has led the HR function for apparel, communications, television and radio companies. Stan has been a speaker and guest panelist at numerous industry events, an adjunct professor teaching management courses at Baruch College and currently serves as a member of four advisory boards. Stan attended Columbia University obtaining a Masters degree in Personnel Administration. He obtained a B.A. in Special Studies from SUNY at Fredonia, effectively obtaining a triple major in Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science.
Most recently, Stan was Director of HR, Facilities and Administration for King Street Capital a primarily distressed debt and credit focused hedge fund with approximately $22 billion in AUM. Prior to Fortress, Stan was Global Head of HR for Amaranth, a global multi-strategy hedge fund with almost $10 billion in AUM at its height. He facilitated the growth of Amaranth from $4 billion in AUM and 225 employees to 425 employees globally with approximately $10 billion in AUM before it’s incredibly rapid and untimely collapse in late 2006. In the chaos of its last months Stan and his team, through creative reengineering of the in-house recruiting function, successfully placed approximately 365 of the 425 employees (85%) in competitor funds.
Prior to Amaranth, Stan served as a senior HR generalist supporting various business lines within the Credit and Rates division of JP Morgan Chase. He joined JP Morgan, prior to the merger with Chase, from GE Capital where, over 7 years, he was a senior HR generalist at FGIC and GE Private Equity. He was trained in Executive Assessment while at GE and also participated in the assessment of management teams of potential private equity investments in the US and Asia.
Prior to GE, Stan founded and was Principal of Strategic Recruiting Group, which provided retained search services on a contingency basis and consulting services to entrepreneurs. Additionally, he has led the HR function for apparel, communications, television and radio companies. Stan has been a speaker and guest panelist at numerous industry events, an adjunct professor teaching management courses at Baruch College and currently serves as a member of four advisory boards. Stan attended Columbia University obtaining a Masters degree in Personnel Administration. He obtained a B.A. in Special Studies from SUNY at Fredonia, effectively obtaining a triple major in Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science.
