Frederick W. Anton III III is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association (PMA), a statewide business organization representing the interests of manufacturers in Pennsylvania's public policy process since 1909.

Since joining PMA in 1962, Mr. Anton has continued the association’s long tradition of political action, which was begun by its founder, U.S. Senator Joseph Grundy. Beginning in 1981, Mr. Anton has been the host for a bipartisan seminar and luncheon at the Metropolitan Club in New York City on the Saturday of The Pennsylvania Society’s annual dinner. Pennsylvania governors, U.S. senators, and other leading political figures from both major parties attend the event each year.

In recent years, U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and Rick Santorum appointed Mr. Anton as Chairman of the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission of Pennsylvania.

A native of Philadelphia, Mr. Anton has lived in southeastern Pennsylvania all his life. He is a graduate of Haverford High School, Villanova University, and the Villanova School of Law, and is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.