As a Managing Director at H.I.G. Ventures, Fred focuses primarily on investments in the software, Internet, business services and wireless sectors.  Fred’s board seats in the Internet and enterprise software industries include FanLib, Lancope, Nexidia, NorthStar and Savvion.  His wireless investments include Funambol and LetsTalk.com.

Fred has spent his entire career working with and advising technology companies at all stages of growth, from start-up through initial public offering and beyond.  Prior to joining H.I.G., he was most recently an officer in the technology investment banking group of Hambrecht & Quist (H&Q).  At H&Q, Fred was largely responsible for the firm’s East Coast software practice, advising clients on a variety of M&A and capital raising transactions and sponsoring several principal investments through the firm’s $500 million venture capital fund.  Previously, he was with the investment banking groups of both Alex Brown & Sons and Robinson-Humphrey.  Fred began his career with Accenture, where he managed software development and operations strategy initiatives for large multinational clients, primarily in the high-tech and telecommunications industries.

Fred is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Technology Association of Georgia.  In addition, he is Board Chairman of the Entrepreneur’s Foundation of the Southeast and is the President of the Atlanta Venture Forum.  Fred received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Furman University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar.