Fred works with leaders and change agents to unlock the creative potential of business, government, education, and philanthropic organizations.

Using the methodology in his forthcoming book Making Conversation, Fred works with the Rockefeller Foundation to look at the future of global dialogue, and with The Einhorn Family Fund and other foundations to host constructive dialogue with leaders including David Brooks, Reverend Jenn Bailey, and Vivek Murthy to rebuild human connection in a climate of widespread polarization, cynicism, and disruption. 

As a former global managing partner at the acclaimed international design firm IDEO, Fred works with leaders and change agents to unlock the creative potential of business, government, education, and philanthropic organizations including the TODAY show, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and the U.S. Social Security Administration. He has collaborated with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Knight Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to create new frameworks for engaging with stakeholders to improve the impact and reach of their programs.

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