Stephen Friedman

Stephen Friedman is chairman of Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm which he joined in 1998. From December 2002 to December 2004, he served as assistant to President George W. Bush for economic policy and as director of the National Economic Council. Mr. Friedman is currently a trustee of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Previously, he was chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, the Intelligence Oversight Board, and Goldman Sachs & Company. He has also served as chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and was chairman of the board of trustees of Columbia University, and a director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. He is based in New York, NY.

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Mexico

Organized crime fuels Mexico’s election violence, plus Europe’s Southern Cone cocaine pipeline

Organized crime’s hold on local governments fuels record election violence; Europe’s cocaine pipeline shifting to the Southern Cone.

Blog Post by Shannon K. O'Neil and Will Freeman April 24, 2024 Latin America’s Moment

Defense and Security

Challenges Facing the U.S. Military, With John Barrientos and Kristen Thompson

John Barrientos, a captain in the U.S. Navy and a visiting military fellow at CFR, and Kristen Thompson, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force and a visiting military fellow at CFR, sit down with James M. Lindsay to provide an inside view on how the U.S. military is adapting to the challenges it faces.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay, John P. Barrientos and Kristen D. Thompson April 23, 2024 The President’s Inbox

Myanmar

The Bottom Is Falling Out for Myanmar’s Junta

The Myanmar army is experiencing a rapid rise in defections and military losses, posing questions about the continued viability of the junta’s grip on power.

Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick April 22, 2024 Asia Unbound