Gary has founded, led and grown successful enterprises in healthcare and real estate and enhanced the quality of life and opportunity in Memphis and Tennessee through his business, civic, educational and charitable involvements during the past 30 years.
He founded two companies, Development Services Group, Inc. (DSG), a real estate development company, and Ambulatory Management Services (AMS), which developed and managed outpatient surgery centers, in 1987. Recognized as a regional “Business of the Year’ finalist in 1995, AMS was acquired by publicly traded Symbion Inc. of Nashville in 1998.
Through the years, Gary has received various business honors. He serves as a director for Hapten Sciences, Inc.; the University of Tennessee-College of Consumer Services; West Tennessee Family Solutions; St. Mary’s Episcopal School; and the Housing Foundation of West Tennessee, where he represents the U.S. Department of Justice on the board overseeing residential housing for mentally handicapped adults in Tennessee.
A cum laude graduate of the University of Tennessee, Gary was selected to the national leadership society (Omicron Delta Kappa). He also completed advanced studies on political and economic systems at Georgetown University while serving as an intern for former US Senator and Senate Majority Leader Howard H. Baker.
