Greg Friedman

Helping shape the future at one of the most important precision medicine companies on the planet!For more than 25 years Greg Friedman has practiced Human Resources and Talent Management at industry-leading, Boston-based, global companies, including PTC, Boston Scientific, Parexel, and now Foundation Medicine. He offers a unique Human Resources point of view through his experience leading in both HRBP and COE roles.Greg is currently Vice President of People and Organizational Development where he’s charged with helping executives at Foundation Medicine shape the future of the organization. Inspirational leadership is important to Greg. He leads from the heart and empowers others to fulfill their highest potential.Achieving business results through helping executives establish the right business strategy, the right culture, and aligning the strategy and culture with meaningful talent strategies is Greg’s priority. He was the catalyst for and lead "shaper" of a high performance culture that enabled the corporate strategy at Parexel.Greg specializes in executive team coaching, strategy facilitation, organizational design, succession planning, leadership development, people analytics, and organizational change. He also has a passion for resolving sophisticated employee relations issues.Greg earned a master’s degree in Human Resources Counseling at Northeastern University, a graduate degree in Organization Development at Suffolk University; and completed postgraduate work at Columbia University, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and the Said Business School at Oxford University. Greg is a Board Member at the Human Resource Leadership Forum (HRLF), the top community for connection and learning for senior level HR leaders in New England. He's also an Advisory Board Member at Halloran Consulting Group, a leading life sciences regulatory, clinical, and quality consulting firm.