Fred DuVal
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Fred DuVal is a businessman, civic leader and author from Phoenix, Arizona
. For over 25 years, Fred DuVal has been involved in state, federal, and foreign policy matters with a particular focus on health care, education, economic development, and natural resources. He is president of DuVal & Associates, a consulting firm focused on bi-partisan, intergovernmental relations.
Recognized particularly as a national leader in higher education, DuVal is known for his advocacy of performance-based and outcome-based funding models tied to higher accountability. DuVal currently is chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents
, which governs Arizona's three state universities. In 2010, he served as co-chair of the "Getting AHEAD" initiative with Maricopa Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Rufus Glasper. "Getting AHEAD" (Access to Higher Education And Degrees) is focused on system redesign to achieve higher productivity and greater student degree completion. In September of 2010, DuVal was appointed to an advisory group for "Complete to Compete," an initiative of the National Governor's Association focused on making "America a global leader in college completion and improve the productivity of our country's higher education institutions."
DuVal began his career in public policy working as a senior aide to Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt
. From 1980 to 1985, he was responsible for legislative programs -- helping to craft Arizona's initiatives on health care, transportation, housing, economic development, natural resource protection and education. He played a leading role in establishing Arizona's Medicaid program (AHCCCS - the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System), the Groundwater Act, the Urban Lands legislation, and the creation of a rural economic development strategy. He managed Babbitt’s gubernatorial campaign in 1978 as the youngest gubernatorial campaign manager in state history at age 24, and his 1988 presidential campaign.
DuVal served on the Democratic National Committee twice, from 1989 to 1993 and 2009 to 2011. He was Treasurer of the Democratic Governors Association from 2008 to 2010, and was one of the original founders of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council
in 1985. From 1988 to 1992, he represented a number of companies and interests at the Arizona State Legislature as a principal of Nelson, Robb, DuVal & DeMenna.
In 1993, DuVal became Deputy Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State. He served in this role until 1996. As Deputy Chief of Protocol he was responsible for managing visits of Heads of State and Foreign Ministers to the United States, overseeing diplomatic accreditation, and representing the United States in more than a dozen international delegations. In 1996, DuVal left the State Department to serve as Deputy National Campaign Manager of the Clinton-Gore campaign.
In 1997, DuVal was named by President Clinton President Clinton
to be White House Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. In this position he was responsible for the policy relationship between the federal government and the 50 states -- their governors, mayors, county officials, and American Indian tribes. DuVal played a leading role in guiding state implementation of Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996-- the federal welfare reform that was a cornerstone of both the Republican “Contract with America” and President Clinton’s first term. It has since been referred to by Speaker of the House John Boehner
(R-Ohio) as "probably the most successful domestic policy reform of the past quarter-century." In addition, DuVal helped negotiate a national tobacco settlement and guided White House policy development concerning American Indian gaming rights, tribal appropriations, and Section 638. In 1999, DuVal led negotiations between the White House, governors, and mayors about Clinton Executive Order 13132, which emphasized that the federal government must recognize States' rights to craft local public policy solutions. Among other guiding principles, it declares that federal policymaking "should act with the greatest caution where State and local governments have identified uncertainties regarding the constitutional or statutory authority of the national government.”
DuVal has not held an elected office but is often called upon as a bi-partisan public policy negotiator through private employment and appointed roles. For two years following his White House service, DuVal was a Senior Managing Director of Hill and Knowlton, a global public affairs consulting firm. In June 2002, DuVal did pursue elected office as a candidate for Arizona's first congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. DuVal ran a tight race, but was unsuccessful in his bid for office. His campaign web sites are preserved by the U.S. Library of Congress.
Next, DuVal served from 2002-2006 on the Arizona Commerce and Economic Development Commission and oversaw the development of the state's 10-year economic strategic plan. In August 2006, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
selected DuVal to become a member of the Arizona Board of Regents. As a regent DuVal has worked to focus attention on the decline of graduation rates in the U.S. compared to other nations at a time when knowledge is driving economic growth. DuVal believes that education in Arizona and the United States is at the heart of a quiet crisis, and that action is required to turn around this situation.
Today, one of his principal clients at DuVal & Associates is the "Pickens Plan" -- a non-partisan, national issue campaign promoted by Texas businessman T. Boone Pickens. The Pickens Plan seeks to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil by developing wind and natural gas as abundant energy resources.
DuVal also is active in the National Institute for Civil Discourse. Following the near-fatal shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
(D-AZ) in January 2011, DuVal established the non-partisan NICD at the University of Arizona. Its mission is to "change the political reward for more responsible, centrist speech where people are benefited by more support, by reaching across the aisle, by trying to find civil dialogue, and people are ostracized or punished by being extremist," DuVal said in a February 2011 interview with the Arizona Daily Star. It has attracted as honorary chairs former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, and two honorary co-chairs: former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
.
He has served on many boards including the University Medical Center (University of Arizona, Tucson), Children's Action Alliance, the Udall Center for Public Policy, Prescott College
, Desert Botanical Garden, and Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
He is co-author of the book Calling Arizona Home, published in 2005. The book looks at Arizona as home from the perspective of citizens from all parts of the state and from many different walks of life.
DuVal graduated from Tucson High School. He received a B.A. from Occidental College
where he was selected as a Luce Scholar. He received a degree in law from Arizona State University
. He is married to Jennifer Hecker DuVal (president of HeckYes Wellness) and has two children.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. For over 25 years, Fred DuVal has been involved in state, federal, and foreign policy matters with a particular focus on health care, education, economic development, and natural resources. He is president of DuVal & Associates, a consulting firm focused on bi-partisan, intergovernmental relations.
Recognized particularly as a national leader in higher education, DuVal is known for his advocacy of performance-based and outcome-based funding models tied to higher accountability. DuVal currently is chairman of the Arizona Board of Regents
Arizona Board of Regents
The Arizona Board of Regents is the governing body of Arizona's public university system, providing policy guidance to Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, the University of Arizona and their branch campuses.-Organization:...
, which governs Arizona's three state universities. In 2010, he served as co-chair of the "Getting AHEAD" initiative with Maricopa Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Rufus Glasper. "Getting AHEAD" (Access to Higher Education And Degrees) is focused on system redesign to achieve higher productivity and greater student degree completion. In September of 2010, DuVal was appointed to an advisory group for "Complete to Compete," an initiative of the National Governor's Association focused on making "America a global leader in college completion and improve the productivity of our country's higher education institutions."
DuVal began his career in public policy working as a senior aide to Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt
Bruce Babbitt
Bruce Edward Babbitt , a Democrat, served as United States Secretary of the Interior and as the 16th governor of Arizona, from 1978 to 1987.-Biography:...
. From 1980 to 1985, he was responsible for legislative programs -- helping to craft Arizona's initiatives on health care, transportation, housing, economic development, natural resource protection and education. He played a leading role in establishing Arizona's Medicaid program (AHCCCS - the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System), the Groundwater Act, the Urban Lands legislation, and the creation of a rural economic development strategy. He managed Babbitt’s gubernatorial campaign in 1978 as the youngest gubernatorial campaign manager in state history at age 24, and his 1988 presidential campaign.
DuVal served on the Democratic National Committee twice, from 1989 to 1993 and 2009 to 2011. He was Treasurer of the Democratic Governors Association from 2008 to 2010, and was one of the original founders of the centrist Democratic Leadership Council
Democratic Leadership Council
The Democratic Leadership Council was a non-profit 501 corporation that, upon its formation, argued the United States Democratic Party should shift away from the leftward turn it took in the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s...
in 1985. From 1988 to 1992, he represented a number of companies and interests at the Arizona State Legislature as a principal of Nelson, Robb, DuVal & DeMenna.
In 1993, DuVal became Deputy Chief of Protocol at the U.S. Department of State. He served in this role until 1996. As Deputy Chief of Protocol he was responsible for managing visits of Heads of State and Foreign Ministers to the United States, overseeing diplomatic accreditation, and representing the United States in more than a dozen international delegations. In 1996, DuVal left the State Department to serve as Deputy National Campaign Manager of the Clinton-Gore campaign.
In 1997, DuVal was named by President Clinton President Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
to be White House Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. In this position he was responsible for the policy relationship between the federal government and the 50 states -- their governors, mayors, county officials, and American Indian tribes. DuVal played a leading role in guiding state implementation of Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996-- the federal welfare reform that was a cornerstone of both the Republican “Contract with America” and President Clinton’s first term. It has since been referred to by Speaker of the House John Boehner
John Boehner
John Andrew Boehner is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from , serving since 1991...
(R-Ohio) as "probably the most successful domestic policy reform of the past quarter-century." In addition, DuVal helped negotiate a national tobacco settlement and guided White House policy development concerning American Indian gaming rights, tribal appropriations, and Section 638. In 1999, DuVal led negotiations between the White House, governors, and mayors about Clinton Executive Order 13132, which emphasized that the federal government must recognize States' rights to craft local public policy solutions. Among other guiding principles, it declares that federal policymaking "should act with the greatest caution where State and local governments have identified uncertainties regarding the constitutional or statutory authority of the national government.”
DuVal has not held an elected office but is often called upon as a bi-partisan public policy negotiator through private employment and appointed roles. For two years following his White House service, DuVal was a Senior Managing Director of Hill and Knowlton, a global public affairs consulting firm. In June 2002, DuVal did pursue elected office as a candidate for Arizona's first congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. DuVal ran a tight race, but was unsuccessful in his bid for office. His campaign web sites are preserved by the U.S. Library of Congress.
Next, DuVal served from 2002-2006 on the Arizona Commerce and Economic Development Commission and oversaw the development of the state's 10-year economic strategic plan. In August 2006, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano is the third and current United States Secretary of Homeland Security, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She is the fourth person to hold the position, which was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the 21st...
selected DuVal to become a member of the Arizona Board of Regents. As a regent DuVal has worked to focus attention on the decline of graduation rates in the U.S. compared to other nations at a time when knowledge is driving economic growth. DuVal believes that education in Arizona and the United States is at the heart of a quiet crisis, and that action is required to turn around this situation.
Today, one of his principal clients at DuVal & Associates is the "Pickens Plan" -- a non-partisan, national issue campaign promoted by Texas businessman T. Boone Pickens. The Pickens Plan seeks to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil by developing wind and natural gas as abundant energy resources.
DuVal also is active in the National Institute for Civil Discourse. Following the near-fatal shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Gabrielle Giffords
Gabrielle Dee "Gabby" Giffords is an American politician. A Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, she has represented since 2007. She is the third woman in Arizona's history to be elected to the U.S. Congress...
(D-AZ) in January 2011, DuVal established the non-partisan NICD at the University of Arizona. Its mission is to "change the political reward for more responsible, centrist speech where people are benefited by more support, by reaching across the aisle, by trying to find civil dialogue, and people are ostracized or punished by being extremist," DuVal said in a February 2011 interview with the Arizona Daily Star. It has attracted as honorary chairs former Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush, and two honorary co-chairs: former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor is an American jurist who was the first female member of the Supreme Court of the United States. She served as an Associate Justice from 1981 until her retirement from the Court in 2006. O'Connor was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981...
and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle
Thomas Andrew "Tom" Daschle is a former U.S. Senator from South Dakota and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
.
He has served on many boards including the University Medical Center (University of Arizona, Tucson), Children's Action Alliance, the Udall Center for Public Policy, Prescott College
Prescott College
Prescott College is a private liberal arts college in Prescott, Arizona, founded in 1966. It is a non-profit organization which has an undergraduate body of roughly 800 students, and an average student to faculty ratio of 7:1 in on-campus classrooms...
, Desert Botanical Garden, and Valley Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
He is co-author of the book Calling Arizona Home, published in 2005. The book looks at Arizona as home from the perspective of citizens from all parts of the state and from many different walks of life.
DuVal graduated from Tucson High School. He received a B.A. from Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
where he was selected as a Luce Scholar. He received a degree in law from Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
. He is married to Jennifer Hecker DuVal (president of HeckYes Wellness) and has two children.
External links
- Arizona Board of Regents
- Library of Congress Web Archives Electronic archives of DuVal for Congress 2002