Fred co-founded retained executive search firm Berkhemer Clayton, Inc. in 1994 and was CEO until 2017. Founded on a commitment to diversity and inclusion, the firm manages executive-level and board searches for corporations, universities, and large nonprofit organizations, nationwide. After spending seven years in commercial banking, the balance of his career has been in retained executive search, first at Price Waterhouse where he launched and grew a Los Angeles Executive Search and Human Capital Consulting practice into a western U.S. presence, which included consultants in Newport Beach, San Diego, San Francisco and Denver. He was then a partner in an international retained executive search firm until originating Berkhemer Clayton. A University of Southern California graduate, Fred earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the Marshall School and completed an Advanced Professional Development program at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Fred currently is a Pacific Southwest Chapter Board Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. He previously served as Advisory Board Member, 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field; Vice President, National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI), Los Angeles Chapter; Chairman, Caltech Y; Chairman, INROADS / Southern California; President, The Paralysis Project of America; and Vice Chairman, March of Dimes - Southern California.