Primary Job Title Partner Primary Organization
The Angels' Forum
Location San Francisco, California, United States Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
Fred de Grosz had a forty year career in the Insurance Brokerage Industry. He was a founder, President and CEO of ABD Insurance and Financial Services.
Fred was part of the team that built ABD from a startup to the twelfth largest insurance brokerage in the USA. Fred was Vice Chairman of Wells Fargo Insurance Services from 2007 to 2009
following the acquisition of ABD by Wells Fargo.
Prior to entering the insurance business Fred held various sales and management positions with General Foods Corporation in Denver CO, Memphis, TN, and White Plains, NY. Fred currently serves on the board of directors of Vertafore and Benu.
He previously served as a board member of Greater Bay Bank and as Chairman of both the Washington D.C. based Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers and the Foundation for Agency Management Excellence. Fred received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and his Masters in Business Administration from San Francisco State University.



