A Conversation with Fred P. Hochberg

Thu., November 02, 2017 | 12:00 PM — 1:30 PM

Harris Public Policy
Student Lounge
1155 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
United States

Sponsored By: Center for Economic Research at Harris Public Policy

Fred P. Hochberg has a broad and deep background in public service and public policy, most recently as Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank (EXIM). Come join us as Mr. Hochberg shares his wealth of experience as a leader in government, business, and academia.  

Lunch will be provided. 

RSVP by November 1.

Featured Speaker

 

Fred P. Hochberg
Fall 2017 Resident Fellow, Institute of Politics, University of Chicago; Former Chairman & President, U.S. Export-Import Bank

Mr. Hochberg recently concluded eight years of service as Chairman and President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), where he became the longest serving Chairman in the agency’s history and one of the highest-ranking LGBT Americans in any U.S. administration. From 2004 to 2008, Hochberg was dean of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at the New School in New York City. From 1998 to 2001, Hochberg served as Deputy, and then Acting Administrator of the SBA in the Clinton administration.  Prior to his service at SBA, Hochberg was the long-time president and chief operating officer of the Lillian Vernon Corporation, where he led the transformation of a small, family-owned mail order company into an international, publicly traded direct marketing corporation.

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