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Clarence Friedman

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Portfolio Owner, Empower at Waters Corporation
📍 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Clarence is the Portfolio Owner for Empower at Waters Corporation, with P&L responsibility for the chromatography data system used to quality control 80% of medicines globally. An alumnus of Harvard Business School and Brandeis University, he is described by colleagues as "clear minded" and "thorough. "

He founded Adeo Health Science, a company centered on preventing food allergies in infants, which he grew to a 63% market share before it was acquired. This venture was inspired by his nephews diagnosis with a food allergy.

He was named the 2016 "Health Innovator of the Year" by TiE-Boston for his entrepreneurial work in consumer health.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Portfolio Owner, Empower
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Personality Overview

How Clarence shows up

Upfront
Demanding
Hard To Convince

They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Priorities

Topics Clarence cares about

Biopharma Innovation
His current role at Waters is focused on creating the next generation of analytical tools and data systems for scientists discovering life-saving drugs.
Entrepreneurial Ventures
He founded, built, and successfully exited Adeo Health Science, a disruptive consumer health company, after being inspired by a family member's health diagnosis.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Portfolio Owner, Empower
Waters Corporation
1-2023 - 3-2025
Portfolio Owner, Biopharma Consumables
Waters Corporation
2-2021 - 2-2023
Senior Director, Strategy
Waters Corporation
10-2019 - 2-2021
VP, Strategy
CIMCON Lighting
5-2017 - 1-2019
Other leadership
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Education
2013 - 2015
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Harvard Business School
2006 - 2010
B.S/M.S
Brandeis University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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