Fred Snyder was born in Boston, Massachusetts where he attended Boston University graduating with a degree in Industrial Engineering. He has been a Senior Vice President for the Discovery Channel, and Bradlees, Inc., and has also worked at DeLoitte & Touche, and Circuit City Stores. Currently, he is a Senior Vice President and Division Director for a Fortune 200 Corporation.

Aside from publishing numerous articles for management journals, Snyder has written many pieces for U.S. Jewish weeklies highlighting the contemporary challenges to Jewish Continuity while referencing historical parallels. He has visited and lived in Israel at different points in his life and has become an active supporter of numerous Jewish causes. A father of four, Fred and his wife Gail live in Massachusetts.