Anson Frericks (bornc. 1984[2]) is an American business executive. From 2011 to 2022, he worked forAnheuser-Busch Inbev and was president ofAnheuser-Busch Sales & Distribution Co.^[3][4]

Frericks attendedSt. Xavier High School inCincinnati, Ohio from 1998 to 2002.^[2] He enrolled atYale University from 2002 to 2006, graduating with a double major in history and political science. He played varsitylacrosse at Yale and was elected team captain for the 2005–2006 season.^[5] From 2006 to 2009, he worked as an associate atSummit Partners. During business school, he interned atCitadel. In 2011, Frericks obtained an MBA fromHarvard Business School.^[6]

After graduating from HBS, Frericks joinedAnheuser-Busch Inbev. He worked there from 2011 to 2022, finishing his career as president of Anheuser-Busch Sales & Distribution Co.^[7]

Afterwards, he helped launchStrive Asset Management,^[8][9] a financial company.^[10][11] He co-founded Strive with a friend from high school,Vivek Ramaswamy.^[12] Frericks is the co-founder and president of Strive.^[13][14] Strive now manages over $1 billion of assets.^[15]

As Anheuser-Busch's former president of sales, during the aftermath of the2023 Bud Light boycott, Frericks has repeatedly given interviews inFox Business and other media outlets^[16][17] commenting on Anheuser-Busch's failure to remediate the brand's public perception and declining sales.^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]} He has called for Anheuser-Busch's current CEO of North America, Brendan Whitworth, to step down as a path to improve the long-term profitability of the business.

Previously, as co-founder and president ofStrive Asset Management, Anson wrote toSalesforce CEOMarc Benioff, criticizing his commitment to stakeholder capitalism while Salesforce earnings missed analyst expectations.^[9][26] He appeared onCNBC and other media outlets to discuss his letter.^[27]

In February 2025, Frericks published a book titledLast Call for Bud Light: The Fall and Future of America's Favorite Beer.^[28][29]

Frericks has written op-eds for theWall Street Journal,^[30]The Free Press,^[31]Fox Business,^[32] and theNew York Times.^[33]

In 2025, he published the following book.

• Frericks, Anson (2025).Last Call for Bud Light. Threshold Editions.ISBN 978-1-6680-7090-1.

Frericks has appeared in the following television series:^[34]

• Eric Bolling The Balance (2023)
• Jesse Watters Primetime (2023)
• CNBCSquawk on the Street (2023)

He has also appeared on podcasts withMike Rowe^[35] andAdam Carolla,^[36] as well as on television programs such asVarney & Co.^[37] andFox & Friends.^[38]

• 2023 Bud Light boycott
• Vivek Ramaswamy

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• American business executives
• Anheuser-Busch people
• Businesspeople from Cincinnati
• Yale University alumni
• Harvard Business School alumni
• St. Xavier High School (Ohio) alumni
• 1980s births

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