Ari D. Friedman: President

Ari Friedman is a technologically-oriented entrepreneur with a varied and successful background that includes web ventures, real estate and Wall Street.

Among his accomplishments was the creation of Homedelivery.com, a web-based home delivery business that experienced exponential growth prior to being sold to a competitor. Friedman acquired and ran the Broadway Elmhurst Company, LLC, a real estate firm which bought, managed and sold commercial real estate in the New York area. Friedman also thrived as a business analyst and trader while at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, one of the most respected market making and trading firms on Wall Street.

An accomplished drummer, Friedman also founded Chemical Music, a music label through which he booked bands, negotiated contracts, and assumed promotional responsibility for nationwide tours. He has also composed music for commercial and industrial films. A native New Yorker, Friedman received a BA in Music from New York University and lives in New York with his wife and children.