Mr. Gary R Straight

biography

Mr. Straight started his business career with GE Capital in 1971 where he held successive managerial roles in field financing operations, sales development, and strategic human resources. In 1984, Mr. Straight elected to pursue a career in executive search and joined a boutique recruiting firm in the Northeast that specialized in the areas of consumer/commercial lending, investment banking, and mortgage securities.

In 1988 Straight & Company was founded on the basic principle that executive search is based on building company relationships, not search specific activities. By using his extensive network of industry contacts, Mr. Straight enhanced his knowledge in related industries and now specializes in retained search services for customer care operations, risk management, financial services, and the new and emerging field of e-CRM. Mr. Straight has completed senior level searches for many of America’s premier financial services companies including GE Capital, Fleet Mortgage, Equifax Risk Management, SPS Payment Systems, Whirlpool Financial, First Boston, Stream International, Visa International, and Sitel Corporation.

Mr. Straight holds a BA from Central Washington University. He attended Pepperdine University’s Executive MBA program and is a 1982 graduate of GE Capital’s highly regarded Business Management Course.