Stephen J. Friedman became the seventh president of Pace University on June 4, 2007. As president of Pace, Friedman has presided over a substantial increase in core enrollment while sustaining the University’s historic commitment to providing access for students from all economic backgrounds. An advocate of education for the professions, he regards the combination of liberal arts and career preparation as critical for creating opportunity and improving the nation’s global competitiveness. Under his leadership, Pace has established an increasing number of new academic programs, placed greater emphasis on study abroad and other international experiences for students, launched an ongoing revitalization of the major campuses in New York City and Westchester, and built a solid financial foundation for advancing Pace’s mission. Prior to being named president, he served for three years as dean of Pace Law School. Friedman is a former senior partner and co-chair of the Corporate Department of Debevoise & Plimpton LLC. He has served as commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission, deputy assistant secretary for capital markets policy at the United States Treasury Department, as executive vice president and general counsel of the Equitable Companies Incorporated and the E.F. Hutton Group Inc., and he was a US Supreme Court law clerk for Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Friedman received his AB magna cum laude in 1959 from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and his JD magna cum laude in 1962 from Harvard Law School.