ABOUT
Fred P. Hochberg served as the Chairman and President of the Export–Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) from 2009–2017, becoming the longest-serving Chairman in the institution’s history. Hochberg also served for five years as Dean of the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy at the New School in New York City, and has been as a fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Institute of Politics and David Axelrod’s Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago.
Previously he served as acting administrator of the Small Business Administration under President Clinton. Before entering public service, Hochberg spent almost two decades leading his family’s direct marketing business, Lillian Vernon, where he oversaw a 40-fold increase in revenue. In January 2020, Hochberg's first book Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word: How Six-Everyday Products Make the Case for Trade was published by Simon & Schuster.
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Vice Chair, Meridian International Center 2018-Present
Member, Investment Committee, Hudson Structured Capital Management 2018-2023
Public Policy Fellow, The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 2018-2019
Fellow, Institute of Politics, Harvard University, Spring 2018
Fellow, Institute of Politics, The University of Chicago, Fall 2017
Commissioner, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 2008-2009
Representative, New York State Financial Control Board, 2006-2009
Board Member and Co-Chairman, Human Rights Campaign, 1993-1998
Director, The Citizens Budget Commission, 2001-2009
Director, Lillian Vernon Corporation, 1980-1995
SELECTED WRITINGS
August 2020 — Medium: I’ve been traveling to China for 40 years. It’s time we get this relationship right
April 2020 — The Hill: The next coronavirus relief bill needs to solve America's unbanked and unwired crises
January 2020 — Wall Street Journal: The iPhone Isn’t Made in China—It’s Made Everywhere
January 2020 — USA Today: Let Trump have his trade wars. 2020 Dems should own free trade and the jobs it fuels
October 2019 — New York Daily News: Dem’s Must Tackle Trump on Trade
February 2019 — Washington Post: The Export-Import Bank plays a critical role in supporting U.S. businesses
February 2019 — Wall Street Journal: To beat Trump, embrace free trade
January 2019 — New York Times: Helping U.S. Exporters
July 2018 — CNBC: The Senate is making a big mistake as it drags its feet over EXIM Bank confirmations
November 2017 — CNN: What Trump is doing to consumer agency isn’t normal
May 2017 — Politico: The ExIm Bank Could Be Trump’s Best Weapon Against China
December 2016 — Foreign Policy: New Years resolution: Jobs.
May/June 2015 — Foreign Affairs: Protecting America’s Competitive Advantage
“He is a cheerleader for globalisation but, unlike many of that ilk, he recognises trade’s downsides and warns his fellow advocates that if they fail to adapt a more balanced take on the issue, we’ll end up with less trade and more walls and tariffs.”