Eric Friedman is chairman and CEO of Edward Holdings LLC, a capital investment and business consulting company with a portfolio of companies in the startup and early-stage development phase. He also is chairman and CEO of E.D. Edwards Consulting, a firm which serves the government sector. The companies in which Friedman invests are often those that take an innovative approach toward achieving their goals; many are focused in the area of social responsibility. Among his current investment projects:• 4tell Solutions, a Toronto-based carbon footprint reduction company that helps companies improve bottom-line results while at the same time optimizing operations across the four pillars of sustainability — economic, energy, environmental and social. Friedman also serves on the board of directors.• Ministry of Supply, the Boston-based performance clothing company – and national media darling— that believes clothes should be an extension of a person’s body and which seeks to merge the divide between fashion and performance. Friedman also provides advisory services. • Hemisphere Corporation, a prominent Brownfield redeveloper and think-tank, where Friedman is an investor and plays a prominent advisory role.Friedman built his career from the ground up, beginning in government and real estate.. In 1988, he launched his own strategy and operations consulting company and operated it for 11 years before selling it to Deloitte Consulting in 1999. At Deloitte, Friedman served as a principal in the public sector practice. During his tenure, he led the program management office for Deloitte's Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) services. He also served the firm's Diversity and Inclusion initiative; the National Sustainability & Climate Change Community of Practice; the Center for Health Solutions initiative, a healthcare policy think tank; and the federal and state government relations groups.