Alumni and Friends Directory

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Biography

Gary is a seasoned marketing executive and active private investor in the Puget Sound area. He was an investor in Visio Corporation and signed on as their chief marketing officer where he was instrumental in positioning the company as the leader in business drawing software. He has been involved in deal analysis, portfolio development, and funding strategy for FTV’s Aprimo and Midstream.
His technology experience includes serving as vice president of marketing at Microsoft from 1990 to 1994, where he managed the advertising, PR, research, channel, events, and direct marketing disciplines. He remains an active philanthropist, having founded the Gigot Center of Entrepreneurial Studies at Notre Dame University and the United Way of King County’s “Out of the Rain” initiative to
end homelessness.