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SIBF Life Member
Professional Bio
Fred is South Carolina state chair for SIBF. He recently retired as the senior advisor at the South Carolina Department of Commerce where he helped develop the South Carolina Fraunhofer USA Alliance. He continues to serve on the board of the alliance which focuses on applied research and digital transformation.He is the retired president of ECI/Find New Markets, a non-profit organization he helped create after leaving The State newspaper in 1997. He was a journalist in South Carolina for 28 years with a focus on International business. He is chairman emeritus and serves on the board of the Columbia World Affairs Council, which helped found in 1993. He stays active in the council’s international partnerships in seven countries. He chairs the Columbia Parks Foundation. And he is an active supporter and alumnus of the University of South Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
SIBF Life Member