Fred Underwood

Fred Underwood received a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Texas Tech (1971).

Underwood is president and CEO of the Trinity Company, a Lubbock-based cotton bale storage facilities. Under his leadership, the family-owned company manages more than 671,500 square feet of storage at seven locations throughout West Texas. He serves as chairman of the Cotton Warehouse Association’s Ways & Means Committee. He previously was the organization’s president. Underwood is both past vice president and past director of the National Cotton Council and has been a member of the advisory committee of Plains Capital Corporation. In addition, he is past president and chair of the Cotton Warehouse Association of America. Honors include a Texas Tech Department of Animal & Food Sciences’ Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award (2017).