Fred Katz

After 25 years of owning and building his own food distribution business, Fred Katz, who describes himself as a “true entrepreneur,” decided to pursue his love of teaching. Along the way, he has maintained and strengthened his consulting ties with major consumer product corporations such as Coca-Cola, Borden, Procter & Gamble, ConAgra, Keebler, and Nabisco, with areas of expertise that include retail food sales, product distribution technology, and marketing, as well as the intricacies of successfully operating a family business. His 31 years of teaching both graduate and undergraduate business students have included 13 years at Johns Hopkins, currently in the areas of competitive strategy, marketing, and entrepreneurship. In 2009, Katz received a Johns Hopkins University Excellence in Teaching Award for the Carey Business School from the Johns Hopkins University’s Alumni Association.

• Montgomery County Best and Brightest Award, NAACP (May 2010)
• 2009 Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Excellence in Teaching Award (2009)