Pam Friedman, CFP®, CDFA®, is a Managing Director and Principal at Robertson Stephens. She has nearly 30 years of financial planning and investment experience. Prior to joining Robertson Stephens, Pam was a co-founder of Silicon Hills Wealth Management and founder of Divorce Planning of Austin. She previously worked in both New York and London at CIBC and UBS, respectively, raising capital for both public and private companies. More recently, Pam spent six years on the faculty of the Finance Department in the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.

Pam is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® who authored “Financially Fit Divorce” in 2022 and “I Now Pronounce You Financially Fit,” revised in 2018. Her books focus on managing money in divorce and marriage. She has been featured in publications including The New York Times, U.S. News and World Report, Estate Planning Magazine and has been on-air with ABC News Radio. In 2018, Pam was a finalist for Austin Woman Magazine’s Woman’s Way Business Award. In 2023, Pam was awarded the title of “Woman Financial Planner of the Year” by Wealth Solutions Report for her work at Robertson Stephens.

Pam has served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Association of Divorce Financial Planners (ADFP) and currently hosts its monthly Western Support and Development meeting for divorce financial professionals around the country. Pam is also trained family law mediator and a trained financial neutral for collaborative divorce cases.

Pam earned the designation CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) in 2006 and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®) in 2011. Pam holds an MBA, BBA and BA in Finance and Economics from The University of Texas at Austin.