Fred Hochberg

Fred Hochberg (also referred to as Fred P. Hochberg) is the Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), a US government agency which finances the sale of U.S. exports through loan guarantees, export-credit insurance and direct loans.

Democratic pedigree
In 1997 Hochberg was nominated as Deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) by President Bill Clinton. . He was confirmed in the position in early 1998 and served in the position, eventually becoming the acting Administrator until 2001.

OpenSecrets classified Hochberg as a major fundraising 'bundler' for the 2008 Obama campaign, collecting between 100,000 and $200,000. (Bundlers collect contributions from a number of contributors and donate to the campaign in one contribution). Following Obama's election, Hochberg was appointed as a part of the Obama-Biden Transition Team as one of two 'team leaders" to review the Small Business Administration.

Hochberg was nominated by Obama to head the Export-Import Bank in April 2009 and sworn in in June 2009.

Affiliations

 * 2008 - 2009: Obama-Biden Transition Project
 * 2004 to 2008: Dean of Milano, The New School for Management and Urban Policy in New York, N.Y.
 * 2004 - Director, Fusion Telecommunications International
 * 1998 - 2001: Deputy, then acting administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA)
 * 1994-1998: Heyday Co
 * 1973 - 1993:President and Chief Operating Officer of the Lillian Vernon Corporation
 * Board member of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
 * Board member of the Citizens Budget Commission
 * Board member FINCA International Micro Finance
 * Member New York State Financial Control Board.
 * Board Member Seedco
 * Board Member, World Jewish Congress
 * Board Member, Human Rights Campaign
 * Board Member, Howard Gilman Foundation
 * Board Member, Fusion Communications

Contact details
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fredhochberg

Background information

 * "Hochberg, Fred P", Opensecrets.org, accessed July 2013.

Articles by Hochberg

 * Fred Hochberg, "Fred Hochberg", Huffington Post. (Archive of articles).