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Robert Friedman, General Counsel, Founder & Chair

Areas of Expertise: Assets & Opportunity Scorecard, Children’s Savings Accounts, Enterprise & Economic Development, Federal Assets Budgets, Federal Policy, IDAs, Local Policy, Microenterprise, Public Sector, Savings & Financial Security, State Policy

Mr. Friedman founded CFED in 1979 and continues as the Chair of CFED’s Board of Directors and serves as General Counsel. His most recent initiative is the launch of CFED’s American Dream Match Funds (ADMF) and he has been instrumental in the development of the Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship and Downpayment (SEED) program. Mr. Friedman continues to contribute numerous efforts to further the IDA and asset-building movements.

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Most Recent Blog Posts

Mar 13, 2012

New Resource: Podcast on Tax Benefits for Entrepreneurs

As you may remember, CFED Founder Bob Friedman spoke earlier this year at the Big Ideas for Job Creation Forum

Mar 5, 2012

Founder’s View: The Myth of the 1%

The top one percent create only about one percent of businesses. The lion's share of new businesses are started by the remaining 99%, including middle- and low-income Americans, trying to create jobs for themselves.

Jan 24, 2012

Provide Tax Benefits for Entrepreneurs

These days, job creation seems to be the topic of conversation nearly everywhere we go. Everyone has ideas – some good, some bad – for how best to battle the unemployment crisis facing our nation.

Dec 15, 2011

Twenty Years Ago

Twenty years ago, Michael Sherraden’s seminal work, Assets and the Poor: A New American Welfare Policy, appeared. It changed my life, and more importantly, the lives of tens of thousands, soon to be millions or tens of millions, of low-income people and their advocates, around the world.

Nov 10, 2011

Recap: Big Ideas for Job Creation

A few days ago, the two of us attended a forum in Washington titled “Big Ideas for Job Creation.”

Oct 21, 2011

Big Ideas for Job Creation

On Tuesday, November 8, CFED Founder Bob Friedman will speak at “Big Ideas for Job Creation,”

Oct 19, 2011

The Neglected Self-Starter

Among the very good provisions of the American Jobs Act (AJA) are some that recognize

Sep 6, 2011

Forbes Interview with CFED Founder Bob Friedman

Forbes' Rahim Kanani recently interviewed CFED founder and general counsel Bob Friedman for his column that focuses on leadership in the social sector.

Jul 25, 2011

CFED's Friedman Authors Op-Ed in 'The Hill'

“Tax cuts for job creators!” It is a rallying cry echoing these days from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.

Mar 18, 2011

Open Doors to the Economy

The policies in our history that have resulted in the most significant, widely shared and sustained increases in economic prosperity

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