Fred Claridge is the former president of 2 mortgage companies in Los Angeles, California. A former California licensed real estate broker, Claridge served as business development officer and Vice President Loan Officer for Union Bank, California; American City Bank; Imperial Bank and Lloyd's Bank, California. He was a former Director and Chairman of ICAN Associates, the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect in Los Angeles.

In the 1970s Fred Claridge served as Advisor and Consultant to Al Lapin, Jr., CEO of International Industries. Claridge was instrumental in the franchising of their International House of Pancakes.