Gary Glasser
President
Steve Pontell
Vice President
Kay Stolzer
Secretary
Santy DiSabatino
Treasurer
Jerry Cudzil
Past President
Dr. Monica Anderson
Eric Biegansky
Patricia Bonda-Swenson
Bill Borwegen
Stan Bunn
Jim Hughes
Teena Petersohn
Rodrigo Salas
Gary Glasser, Board President
Gary L. Glasser was elected Life Raft Group’s President of the Board of Directors. He had been Secretary-Treasurer from 2015 to 2022 and has been a Board member since 2013.
Glasser currently, and since 2020, heads up the Data Science and Strategy group for Birch Hill Equity Partners, a private equity firm located in Toronto. Prior to Birch Hill, Gary had a long career in investment banking and investment management, including as Head of Research for Lucidus Capital Partners and Caxton Associates, Head of Investment Banking for Utendahl Capital Partners, Co-Head of TMT High Yield Investment Banking for JPMorgan Chase, and Head of Business Services Investment Banking for Goldman Sachs.
Gary has an MBA from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science (Applied Mathematics) Degree from Yale University. His personal dedication to the Life Raft Group is in honor of his father, Lawrence, who passed away due to GIST in October 2011.
“We aim to assure every GIST patient is educated to:
- have a qualified GIST-specialist/ oncologist
- understand treatment options
- effectively manage side effects
- live life to the fullest and maximize quality of life.”