Fred Kocher
Portsmouth, NH

Mr. Kocher has more than 30 years of high-level experience in the areas of marketing, public relations, government, and news media — all at local, national and international levels.

He is president of the New Hampshire High Technology Council; president of Kocher & Company, Portsmouth; producer and host of business/economic interview program, "New Hampshire Business," on WMUR-TV, Manchester; and on the board of the  NH Small Business Development Center;  University of NH Nanotechnology Program (Chair); Chester College of New England; Academy for Science and Design;  Exchange City of New England (Chair);  and NH International Trade Resource Center (Co-Founder).

Additionally, he is co-host (co-founder), NH Forum on the Future; Chair (Founder), “Politics and Eggs” presidential primary candidate series; NH Commercial Counsel, Czech Republic; and was named NH’s 2007 Business Leader of the Year by Business NH Magazine.

Mr. Kocher holds a degree from Ohio University in Liberal Arts and Ohio State University in Journalism, as well as an honorary degree from NH Community Technical College.