Fred H. Hutchison

Fred H. Hutchison is President & CEO of LNG Allies. An advocate, communicator, and entrepreneur, Fred has been a government and public relations generalist for five decades and is a trusted adviser to private and public sector leaders worldwide. Prior to founding LNG Allies (as an advocacy coalition) in October 2013, he represented America’s land-grant universities for 12 years. Early in his career, he served as a legislative assistant for energy and natural resources for U.S. Sen. Frank Church. Raised on an Idaho farm and educated as a civil engineer, Fred earned a B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In May 2025, the European Union and its 27 Member States honored him (as one of four Americans) with the Transatlantic Bridge Award, to recognize his “invaluable contribution to the energy security of the European Union [and his] relentless effort to create a transatlantic market for liquefied natural gas.”

Professional Accomplishments:

• Spokesman and advocate for the USLNG export industry.
• Advocacy and communications lead for 76 land-grant universities.
• Helped create the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; secured ≥$400 million in annual NIFA funding increases.
• Media lead for first-ever White House national cybersecurity conferences.
• Sustainable fisheries outreach for the Republic of Iceland.
• Managed coalition of International Space Station contractors.
• Founded Compliance Software Inc. for LDA disclosure.
• Congressional communications campaign for 7,500+ family-owned businesses.
• Secured targeted appropriations for geothermal and advanced biofuel projects.
• Shepherded largest private relief bill in congressional history.
• Helped create the largest wilderness area in the Lower 48 States.

Drafted Part or All of:

• National Forest Management Act.
• Public Rangelands Improvement Act.
• Endangered American Wilderness Act.
• Central Idaho Wilderness Act.

Helped Create:

• Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness.
• Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) National Historic Trail.
• Gospel-Hump Wilderness.
• Salmon National Wild and Scenic River.

Select Publications:

• What would the Greatest Generation do? (Spokesman Review, 2020).
• Best Practices Guides for Congressional Advocacy (APLU, 2013).
• Membership Retention: Can You Handle the Truth? (ASAE, 2007).
• Exit Surveys and Lapsed Member Marketing (ASAE, 2007).
• Communications Breakdown: Can Congress Hear You? (ASAE, 2005).
• FOIA: Hide and Seek and Find (ASAE, 2005).
• Effective Media Relations: Sing Like a Diva (ASAE, 2003).