After Dan's father Tom turned 65, he turned over responsibility for running the holding firm and its 3,000 employees to son Dan, but remained chairman and was content to dispense advice.At age 35, Dan Friedkin was the CEO of Gulf States Toyota and Friedkin Group.

Since 2013, Friedkin has served as chairman of Auberge Resorts Collection, a portfolio of luxury resorts, hotels and vacation properties in the U.S., Mexico, Costa Rica, Europe, Caribbean, and Fiji.

In 2017, Friedkin co-formed 30WEST, providing capital and guidance to creative projects and companies. In 2018, Friedkin and 30WEST acquired majority ownership in NEON, a theatrical marketing and distribution company that distributed the Academy Award-winning film Parasite.

In December 2019, Friedkin started negotiations to purchase the Italian football club A.S. Roma, and on August 6, 2020, signed the preliminary contract to agree to pay $591 million to James Pallotta, the main shareholder of Roma.

Friedkin is the co-founder and principal at Imperative Entertainment, a studio specializing in the development, production and financing of original and branded entertainment across all platforms focusing on film, television and documentaries. Imperative Entertainment films include The Square (Palme d'Or at the 2017 Festival de Cannes), All the Money in the World and The Mule. Imperative Entertainment is also producing the 2021 film Killers of the Flower Moon, which will star Leonardo DiCaprio.Friedkin was also the director of the 2019 film The Last Vermeer.n addition, Friedkin has been recognized for his work in the film Dunkirk with a Taurus Stunt Award for Best Specialty Stunt. Friedkin piloted an authentic Spitfire through an aerial dogfight, landing on the beach at Dunkirk.