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Stuart Friedman

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Instructor, Stanford Continuing Studies at Stanford University
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States

Stuart Friedman is the CEO of Stu Friedman Associates, an executive coaching consultancy, and an instructor at Stanford Continuing Studies. With a background in Electrical Engineering and over 40 years in high-tech at firms like Intel, he specializes in cross-cultural communication. People frequently describe him as engaging, knowledgeable, inspiring, and motivating.

Outside of his professional work, Stuart has a lifelong passion for musical theatre, contributing to BroadwayWorld. com and even interviewing famed composer Stephen Schwartz. He has traveled to over 35 countries, loves world cultures, and is a graduate of the San Francisco Comedy College, having performed stand-up comedy.

Unique fact: To keep things entertaining, Stuart is a graduate of the San Francisco Comedy College and has performed at the San Jose Improv comedy club.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Instructor, Stanford Continuing Studies
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Cross-Cultural Communication
He founded GLOBAL CONTEXT to advise organizations on effective multicultural communication and it is the core of his consulting, training, and coaching work with clients like Apple and Sony.
Presentation Skills
He teaches a popular course on presentation skills for non-native English speakers at Stanford Continuing Studies and has coached executives at companies like Genentech on this topic.
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Career

Work history

8-2022
Instructor, Stanford Continuing Studies
Stanford University
5-2005
CEO
stu friedman associates
6-2009 - 6-2012
Member of the Board of Directors
Broadway By The Bay
5-2005 - 12-2010
Managing Director
GLOBAL CONTEXT
Vice President & General Manager
Terayon Communications Systems Inc
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Education
1976 - 1979
Electrical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
1979 - 1980
B.S.
Southern Methodist University
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