Gary Crittenden

Gary joined HGGC in 2009 and is a member of the Fund II and HGCP Fund Investment Committees. Gary stepped down from day-to-day management at HGGC in 2016. Gary remains involved as an ongoing member of the HGCP Fund and Fund II Investment Committees, serves as Chairman of the Board of Fund II investment Pearl Holding Group, and is a board member of the Firm’s Fund III investment in Beauty Industry Group.

Gary was appointed Chief Executive Officer of HGGC in April 2012 and served in that role until August 2013, when he became Chairman of Fund II. Gary’s past board representation has included serving as Chairman of the Board of exited HGGC portfolio companies Citadel and Power Holdings. In addition, he currently serves on the company boards of Extra Space Storage, Primerica and Zionsbancorp.

Prior to joining HGGC, Gary was the Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup from 2007 to 2009, where he was responsible for the financial management of Citigroup during the financial crisis. He was also Chief Financial Officer of American Express Company from 2000 to 2007. Prior to American Express, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Monsanto, Sears Roebuck and Company, Melville Corporation and Filene’s Basement. On three separate occasions, the readers of Institutional Investor Magazine named Gary one of the “Best CFOs in America.”

Gary spent the first twelve years of his career at international management consulting firm Bain & Company, where he became a partner. He began his work at Bain & Company in Boston before co-founding the Munich, Germany office, where he worked for five years. He eventually headed Bain & Company’s retail practice area.

Gary received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.S. from Brigham Young University. He also received an Honorary Doctorate in recognition of his business and community service from Weber State University.