Fred Glass is a prominent Indianapolis attorney and civic leader who has served his city and state in a variety of ways.

On October 1, 2022, he became the president and chief executive officer of Gleaners Food Bank, the largest food bank in Indiana. Under Fred’s leadership, Gleaners has established itself as one of the most innovative, impactful, and respected food banks in the nation.

An attorney, Fred has practiced at two of the city’s most prominent law firms: Baker and Daniels (now Faegre Drinker), where he chaired its management committee for five years, and, more recently, Taft. Between his law firm partnerships, Fred served as vice president and athletic director for his alma mater, Indiana University, from 2009 through its Bicentennial year in 2020, where he led a cultural and physical rebuilding of the athletic department.

Before becoming the AD at IU and while still with Baker and Daniels, Fred served as president of the Marion County Capital Improvement Board where he led successful negotiations to keep the Colts in Indianapolis, regularly host NCAA Final Fours, develop what became Lucas Oil Stadium, and dramatically expand the Indiana Convention Center. Fred also led the initial effort for Indianapolis to host the Super Bowl, laying the groundwork for its successful 2012 bid.

Fred previously served as Chief of Staff to Indiana Governor Evan Bayh and was a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge S. Hugh Dillin. He graduated from Indiana University in 1981 and its McKinney School of Law in 1984, cum laude.

Fred’s book, published in 2021 titled Making Your Own Luck: From a Skid Row Bar to Rebuilding Indiana University Athletics, is a powerful story focusing on personal empowerment and values-based leadership. Fred writes movingly about his father’s efforts to feed the hungry at his bar, including a young Fred and his family having holiday dinners at the bar with patrons who had nowhere else to go.

Fred’s service has been recognized through a variety of awards including: Indianapolis Business Journal Nonprofit Executive of the Year; Best Lawyers in America; Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee Charles L. Whistler Award; Indiana University President’s Medal for Excellence; Indiana University McKinney School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award; Marian University Clayton Family Circle of Honor; Indianapolis Irish Citizen of the Year; Indiana Daily Student Trevor R. Brown Award; Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School President’s Medal; Fred McCashland Outstanding Brebeuf Jesuit Alumnus  Award; Archdiocese of Indianapolis Spirit of Service Community Service Award; St. Thomas More Society Man for all Seasons Award; National Catholic Education Association Distinguished Graduate Award (St. Thomas Aquinas School); and inclusion in the Indianapolis Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty, 20 Most Influential City Leaders, and Indiana 250, recognizing the most influential business leaders in the state.

He and his wife Barbara live in Indianapolis and have four children and five grandchildren.