Role at Canyon Capital Advisors
- Title on Schedule A
- Managing Partner
- Control
- Joshua Friedman is a control person of Canyon Capital Advisors.
- Ownership
- An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
- Tenure
- Joshua Friedman has held the filed role since December 2001.
The firm
Form ADV filed 30 March 2026
Career on record
- Passed Series 79TO and Series 99TO · 2023
- Passed SIE · 2018
- Passed Series 24 and Series 63 · 1990
- Passed Series 7 · 1984
Registrations and exams
Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Joshua Friedman has passed 6 qualifying exams.
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 21 June 1990 |
| Series 24 | General Securities Principal Examination | 4 May 1990 |
| Series 79TO | Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| Series 99TO | Operations Professional Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | 1 October 2018 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 17 November 1984 |
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- General Securities Principal Examination
- Name
- Investment Banking Registered Representative Examination
- Name
- Operations Professional Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Joshua Stephan Friedman
- CRD
- 1315528
- Registration status
- Broker registration; no current adviser registration
- Firm bio
- canyonpartners.com
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Background
Canyon identifies Joshua Friedman as a co-founder, co-chairman, and co-chief executive officer. His listed education includes Harvard, Oxford, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Law School. Official firm biography
Education
- B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, in Physics, Harvard CollegeOfficial firm biography
- M.A., honors, in Politics and Economics, Oxford UniversityOfficial firm biography
- M.B.A., Baker Scholar, Harvard Business SchoolOfficial firm biography
- J.D., Sears Prize, magna cum laude, Harvard Law SchoolOfficial firm biography
Common questions
Where does Joshua Friedman work?
Joshua Friedman has been Managing Partner of Canyon Capital Advisors LLC since December 2001, and is a control person of the firm.
Does Joshua Friedman have a current investment-adviser registration?
Joshua Friedman has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.
What exams has Joshua Friedman passed?
Joshua Friedman has passed 6 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 24, Series 63, SIE, Series 79TO and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in November 1984.
Leadership at Canyon Capital Advisors
- Luis SilvaChief Financial Officer
- Jonathan KaplanCo-Chief Operating Officer
- Stacy SilvermanCo-Chief Operating Officer
- Douglas AndersonChief Compliance Officer
- Stephen ChoGeneral Counsel
- Mitchell JulisManaging Partner