Fred Hochberg

Fred Hochberg
Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank
In office
May 27, 2009 – January 17, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byJames Lambright
Succeeded byKimberly A. Reed
Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration
In office
June 1, 1998 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byGinger Ehn Lew[1]
Succeeded byMelanie Sabelhaus[2]
Personal details
Born (1952-02-03) February 3, 1952 (age 72)
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationNew York University (BA)
Columbia University (MBA)

Fred Philip Hochberg (born February 3, 1952)[3][4] is an American businessman and civic leader. After nearly two decades as an executive, including five years as president at the Lillian Vernon Corporation, he then served in various leadership roles at U.S. government agencies, non-profit organizations, and in academia. From 2009 to 2017, he was chairman and president of the Export–Import Bank of the United States, becoming the institution's longest-serving chairman.[5]

He was initially appointed in January 2009 and confirmed in May 2009. He was re-nominated in March 2013[6] and confirmed for a second term in July 2013.[7] He served as a member of the presidential transition of Barack Obama. From 2004 to 2008 he served as dean of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at The New School[8] and as deputy and then acting administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in the Clinton administration.[9] Hochberg was one of the highest-ranking LGBTQ officials in the Obama administration[10] and has been active for decades in LGBTQ causes. In the 1990s Hochberg served as co-chair of the board of the Human Rights Campaign,[11] the largest LGBTQ civil rights advocacy organization in the United States. In January 2020, Simon & Schuster published Hochberg's first book, Trade is Not a Four-Letter Word.

As of 2023, Hochberg serves as chair of the Meridian International Center's board of trustees.[12]

  1. ^ "PN732 - Nomination of Fred P. Hochberg for Small Business Administration, 105th Congress (1997-1998)". May 21, 1998.
  2. ^ "PN1223 - Nomination of Melanie Sabelhaus for Small Business Administration, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". April 8, 2002.
  3. ^ Mehnert, Ute (December 21, 2015). "Lillian Vernon (1927–2015)". Immigrant Entrepreneurship. German Historical Institute. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Vernon, Lillian (October 1996). An Eye for Winners: How I Built One of America's Greatest Direct-Mail Businesses. HarperCollins. p. 54. ISBN 9780887308185.
  5. ^ "Statement by Ranking Member Maxine Waters on the Resignation of Export-Import Bank Chairman and President Fred P. Hochberg". Financial Services Committee Democrats. January 19, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "- NOMINATION OF FRED P. HOCHBERG". www.congress.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  7. ^ O'Keefe, Ed (July 17, 2013). "Hochberg confirmed for Import-Export Bank; Perez clears hurdle for Labor post". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  8. ^ "Hochberg named dean of New School's Milano School". thevillager.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Fred P. Hochberg profile". Forbes.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  10. ^ "Obama has appointed most U.S. gay officials". The Washington Times. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  11. ^ "Hochberg Becomes New School Dean". gaycitynews.nyc. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  12. ^ Team, Meridian International Center. "Fred P. Hochberg | Meridian International Center". www.meridian.org. Retrieved January 13, 2024.