Fred Young is a retired businessman and conservative donor.

Education and career

Young earned a bachelor's degree from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

in 1964, and an MBA and master's degree in engineering from

Cornell Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach a ...

in 1966. Young served as president and CEO of Young Radiator, a company founded by his father in 1927. Young sold the company to

MotivePower MotivePower, Inc. (MPI) is an American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wabtec, and traces its history back to the MK Rail division of Morrison-Knudsen. History Morrison-Knudsen establ ...

in 1999, after which he retired as CEO.

Political activities

In 2012, Young donated $100,000 to

The Club for Growth The Club for Growth is a 501(c)(4) conservative organization active in the United States, with an agenda focused on cutting taxes and other economic policy issues. Club for Growth's largest funders are the billionaires Jeff Yass and Richard U ...

Action, a conservative Super PAC. Young has supported other conservative groups and candidates, including Scott Walker. Young serves on the boards of the

Cato Institute The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Koch Industries.Koch Ind ...

and the

Reason Foundation The Reason Foundation is an American libertarian think tank that was founded in 1978. The foundation publishes the magazine ''Reason''. Based in Los Angeles, California, it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. According to its web site, the f ...

. In 2013, Young filed a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's campaign finance contribution limits.

Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope

In 2020, the CCAT-p telescope, whose construction Fred Young had supported for over 2 decades and with over US$16 million, was renamed the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Fred M. Living people Businesspeople from Racine, Wisconsin American chief executives of manufacturing companies Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management alumni Cornell University College of Engineering alumni Cato Institute people Year of birth missing (living people)