Fred Singer
CEO
Fred Singer has over 20 years of experience working with innovative Internet companies and as CEO of Grab Networks, is responsible for the overall strategic direction and growth of the company. Prior to Grab Networks, he worked with Softbank Corporation as a Senior Advisor to Masayoshi Son, President and CEO of Softbank Corporation in Japan. Previously, Singer worked in a variety of leading operating roles at America Online. During his six-year tenure at AOL, his roles included COO of AOL Studios/Interactive Services (Content), COO of ICQ (Instant Messaging) and SVP of Emerging Products. He started his career with the Washington Post Company in 1992 where he was a founder of the Washington Post Online Service (now WashingtonPost.com), and was also formerly a Strategy Consultant at Bain & Company in Boston.
Singer has served on the boards of DoubleClick, Motley Fool Company, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (International Committee), Queens School of Business, and Upper Canada College. He has also been active with Sunderam Tagore Art Gallery in New York City and Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. where he has funded pioneering work on Autism Spectrum Disorders. He has an MBA from Harvard and a LLB, MA Philosophy, BA Philosophy with Distinction and B. Commerce with Honours from Queen’s University in Canada.