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 and one of the most respected food banks in the national Feeding America Network.

Under Fred’s leadership, Gleaners has restated its Purpose, Mission, Vision, and Values, putting those of us facing hunger first, emphasizing community collaborations; engaged its pantry partners through regular visits and other support; created a new Resource Center and is providing related care to help “shorten the line” of people needing food assistance; developed and is implementing a comprehensive Financial Sustainability Plan; secured record funding for multiple major infrastructure projects and ever- increasing annual food acquisition costs; conceived and established a new signature fundraising event: Gleaners Huddle Against Hunger, presented by the Indianapolis Colts; embraced innovation through new food distribution methods like Gleaners2Go, Home Delivery, and Gleaners on-site pantry, as well as food sourcing and purchasing initiatives like Fresh Connect Central and Gleaners Protein Processing Center; and adopted the nation’s first Satisfaction Guarantee for the food it provide its neighbors, among other accomplishments.

Before joining Gleaners, 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. He served as president of the Indianapolis 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 effort for Indianapolis to host the Super Bowl, laying the groundwork for its successful 2012 bid. Previously, Fred served as Chief of Staff to former Indiana Governor Evan Bayh.

In Fred’s 2021 book, Making Your Own Luck: From a Skid Row Bar to Rebuilding Indiana University Athletics, Fred writes movingly about his father’s efforts to feed the hungry through his bar, including his family having their holiday dinners there with the patrons who had nowhere else to go. Fred has observed that it feels like coming full circle from those times of his childhood to his current service with Gleaners.

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