Fred Sullivan

Artist, Activist, and Entrepreneur, Fred co-founded Man Up Campaign in 2009.  He served as Director of Technology, and has been Executive Director since 2015.

As Executive Director, he vows to continue to activate and encourage global youth of all genders to end gender-based violence by encouraging the movement for equality, inclusiveness, and opportunity. He believes a change in the outcomes for women and girls globally will change the world for the better as no other cause can. In his personal life and most important roles – father of a daughter, husband, youth leader, and advocate for more than 26 years in the areas of social justice and non-violence – he views this vow as a personal and daily responsibility.

Fred has worked with NGOs on initiatives for peace, youth leadership, and non-violence issues. He had the fortune to information architect and develop the website for The Coalition for the International Criminal Court. Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan attributed the website as one of the key factors that facilitated the International Criminal Court Treaty after 100 years of effort. Fred has also worked with other international organizations, including the Hague Appeal for Peace, the People’s Millennium Assembly at the UN and, recently, the preparation conferences on Rio +20. 

Fred founded a number of ventures including LiQ, a technology company, which was eventually sold to a publicly traded company. His agency NetReaction created Pihana Pacific’s web portal, online marketing presence, and brand strategy, which helped realize Pihana’s successful merger as equals with Equinix and i-STT. Besides development and management consulting with technology start-ups, he has worked on projects for Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies such as Hugo Boss, Trammell Crow, Sumitomo Corporation, Sony, and NTT DOCOMO, among others

Fred’s talents in business and technology are balanced with an extensive background in sports and arts. He was a pioneer participant in soccer as a teen in Des Moines, Iowa, as well in football, wrestling, and track. He has danced for more than two decades, studying and performing modern and classical dance with mentors such as Maggie Black and Merce Cunningham. You may still find him choreographing, performing on stage, dancing the Argentine tango, or teaching a class.

He has a real passion for and trust in the potential of youth leaders to solve the challenges of today and the future.