Frank Fredericks

Frank Fredericks is the founder of World Faith, a global movement of interfaith youth tackling global poverty, and Mean Communications, a digital strategy and communications consultancy. After graduating from NYU, Frank worked in the music industry, managing artists such as Lady Gaga.

After consulting Park51 (wrongly called the “ground zero mosque”) on PR and social media, Frank co-founded Religious Freedom USA with Rabbi Joshua Stanton, mobilizing 1,000 people in the Liberty Walk in support of Park51, and remains engaged in local activism around issues of religious freedom.

Frank is an active blogger, contributing to blogs on issues ranging from business, technology, religion, and music, and is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post’s Religion section. As a thought leader on about interfaith action, social entrepreneurship, and digital strategy, Frank has spoken around the world, at the United Nations, and has been interviewed on Good Morning America, NPR, New York Magazine, and many others. He is an alumnus of the IFYC Fellowship, YouthActionNet Fellowship, The AMENDS Fellowship at Stanford University, Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship, and the Soliya Network Fellowship. Frank has been recognized as a Global Shaper by the World Economic Forum.