Fred Nash

Fred Nash is President of the Main Street Venture Fund. He has more than 20 years experience in management consulting, project management and executive management positions. He has worked with privately-held and publicly traded businesses ranging in size from startups to the Fortune 500 on new product development, process improvement, shareholder value creation, capital sourcing and restructuring. Representative industries include manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, medical devices, financial services and information technology. He also has extensive experience working with non-profits and foundations. Fred received his BA from Carleton College where he was Phi Beta Kappa and captain of the wrestling team. He received an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School where he was an Austin Fellow. A Fort Wayne native Fred has held many community leadership positions. He and his wife, a teacher, have 4 children.