Fred DuVal

About Fred DuVal

Entrepreneur, civic leader, trusted advisor, board member, and author Fred DuVal is President of DuVal and Associates. Founded in 2001, DuVal and his firm advise clients in Washington, D.C., and state capitals on government affairs strategies and policy initiatives. His bespoke and diverse clientele has included Pfizer, Aetna, Scientific Games, UBS, Gannett-Fleming, Macquarie Infrastructure, Periscope Holdings, Schaller-Anderson, Clean Energy Fuels, Rio Tinto Mining, T. Boone Pickens, and RCCH Healthcare Partners.

DuVal has made important contributions to the local and national political scenes. He is now serving his second term (2018-2026) as Regent of the Arizona Board of Regents. Governor Janet Napolitano named him to the Arizona Board of Regents for his first term (2007-2012), and he served as Chairman in 2011. Governor Doug Ducey appointed him to his second term (2018 – 2026), and he served as Chairman in 2023. DuVal was the first Regent in Arizona history appointed by both a Democratic and Republican governor.

He recently completed a term on the Board of AGB, the Association of Governing Boards, which represents the regents and trustees of over 4,000 American Colleges and Universities.

In addition, DuVal is a senior advisor to Dentons Law, one of the largest law firms in the world; Chairman of Excelsior Mining, a publicly traded company developing the Gunnison Copper Project in southern Arizona; and a Director of DriveTime Auto Group, a privately held company that owns car dealerships across the country.

In 2014, he was the Democratic nominee for governor of Arizona but was defeated by then-State Treasurer Doug Ducey.