Leadership & Advisory Board
Fred Hobby
Fred Hobby, MA, CDM, is a Managing Partner and the leader of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Practice. Fred is based in our Norfolk office. Prior to his role with InveniasPartners, Fred served as the Chief Diversity Strategist for CulturaLink, LLC, a full-service language assistance and health equity consulting company in Atlanta, Georgia. Previously, Fred Hobby joined the American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity in Health Management (Institute) as president and CEO in 2005 with more than 25 years of experience in senior leadership in hospital operations and administration. Fred’s career includes service across three states and six hospital systems. Fred led the Institute into its second decade of service, developing tools and resources to promote, enhance and implement diversity efforts in our nation’s hospitals. During his term as president, the Institute experienced unprecedented growth in influence, membership, and played a pivotal role in the creation and professional development of the Chief Diversity Officer role in health care.
Fred was selected to serve on the National Project Advisory Committee of the Office of Minority Health to revise and enhance the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Healthcare. The Chicago Defender appointed Fred to their Man of Excellence roster in 2010. In 2015, Fred received ACHE’s President’s Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from NAHSE.
Fred received a Bachelor’s Degree in history and political science from Kentucky State University and a Master of Arts degree in sociology from Washington University in St. Louis.