Gary Friedman was instrumental in co-founding two major public corporations, Pace Membership Warehouse Inc., which was sold to K-Mart, and Agouron Pharmaceuticals Inc., now a subsidiary of Pfizer. He served as the executive vice president of Agouron Pharmaceuticals and as a member of its board of directors. Friedman holds a J.D. and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Laws degree from the University of San Diego.