Board Member

Stephen Freidheim

Stephen Freidheim

Chief Investment Officer, Founder, Managing Partner, Cyrus Capital Partners L.P.

Stephen C. Freidheim is the chief investment officer, founder, and managing partner of Cyrus Capital Partners, an investment advisory firm with offices in New York and London. Before starting Cyrus in 1999, Freidheim held positions at Bankers Trust and Nomura Securities. He started his career at Kidder, Peabody & Co.

Freidheim has served on several corporate boards, including that of the airline Virgin America, which he also cofounded. He chairs CFR’s Investment Committee and the Executive Committee of the Board of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He serves on the Yale University Council and Advisory Board of Yale’s Tobin Center for Economic Policy.

Freidheim received a BA in economics from Yale University.

Americas

U.S. Detention of Child Migrants
Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children have been arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border each year, sparking debate over how to respond. How is the Joe Biden administration handling it?

Backgrounder by Amelia Cheatham and Diana Roy March 27, 2023 Renewing America

United Nations

Funding the United Nations: How Much Does the U.S. Pay?
Many UN agencies, programs, and missions receive crucial funding from the United States. The Trump administration sharply reduced funding to some UN agencies, but President Biden has largely reversed those cuts.

Article by CFR.org Editors March 13, 2023

Refugees and Displaced Persons

How Does the U.S. Refugee System Work?
The United States has long been a safe haven for refugees from around the world. President Biden is working to expand the country’s resettlement program after the Trump administration made sharp cuts.

Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista, James McBride and Diana Roy February 15, 2023 Renewing America

Top Stories on CFR

Israel

Israel and the Debate Over the Role of the Judiciary in Democratic Government
The Israeli debate on judicial reform involves issues unique to that country's political system, but also raises questions that every democracy must address. What are the proper powers of courts and of elected institutions in democratic systems of government?

Article by Elliott Abrams March 16, 2023 Diamonstein-Spielvogel Project on the Future of Democracy

Russia

Putin-Xi Summit Reinforces Anti-U.S. Partnership
The meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Moscow helped both give the impression of a united front, but underlying tensions were also discernible.

In Brief by Thomas Graham March 24, 2023

Immigration and Migration

U.S. Immigration Policy, With Edward Alden

Podcast
Edward Alden, the Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow at CFR and Ross Dist Visiting Professor at Western Washington University, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the crisis at the U.S. southern border and the domestic debates over U.S. immigration policy.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay, Edward Alden, Ester Fang and Gabrielle Sierra March 21, 2023 The President’s Inbox