Gary joined Summerhill Venture Partners as President and Managing Partner in late 2001, and has been instrumental in building the Summerhill Venture Partners team.  For the 9 years prior to Summerhill Venture Partners, Gary was a partner at J.L. Albright Venture Partners LP and Jefferson Partners LP, both communications and IT focused VC funds based in Toronto.  Prior to his career in venture capital, Gary was President and General Manager of Scholz Research & Development, a Boston-based technology company. Gary’s wide range of experience in finance, law and entrepreneurial management, including more than 14 years in venture capital, enables him to play a significant role in financing and growing emerging technology companies.  

Past investment successes include Service Soft (acquired by Kana Software, NASDAQ: KANA), Isolation Systems (acquired by Shiva/Intel, NASDAQ: INTC), I-star Internet (TSE IPO and acquired by PSI Net), and Wescam Inc. (TSE IPO: WSC).  

Gary began his career as a lawyer, and practiced corporate/securities law at two national law firms in Toronto. Gary received an LLB from the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from the Ivey School of Business, in London Ontario.  

Gary sits on the boards of Tello, Jumptap and Intellon and is an observer on the board of Bridgeport Networks.  

He is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Ontario Chapter, a Leader of Sick Kids Hospital Foundation (Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto), and an active fundraiser for Juvenile Diabetes.