Gray & Company uses a team approach to managing all client relationships. This approach ensures that each client is serviced by consultants with a working knowledge of their Plan. The team utilizes their collective experiences and the resources available within the firm to provide our clients with the best investment advice.


Consulting Team:

JENNIFER M. CHRISMAN
Associate Consultant

IVORY DAY, JR
Senior Consultant

LAURENCE O. GRAY
President & Chief Executive Officer

ROBERT C. HUBBARD, IV
Senior Consultant & Chief Operating Officer

LISA JOE
Consultant

L. GREGG JOHNSON, EA, MAAA, CFA
Senior Consultant

CHRISTOPHER J. KUHN, CFA, CAIA
Senior Consultant

KURT F. LOFTERS
Senior Consultant

BRAD E. LYONS
Chief Compliance Officer

KINA N. MCCANNS
Associate Consultant


Manager Research & Due Diligence Team:

ROBERT L. FARMER
Senior Managing Director - Alternative Investments

JENNIFER L. HODGES
Research & Operations Associate

CHERYL HUA, CFA
Senior Research Analyst

JINGWEI LI
Research Analyst

YOLANDA D. WAGGONER-FOREMAN
Director of Manager Research

CURTIS O. WILLIAMS, CAIA
Senior Research Analyst


Marketing & Business Development Team:

TIFFANY R. HEARTLEY
Product Specialist

JOHN C. ROBINSON, CTP
Senior Managing Director

JOSEPH P. SOLAKA
Director - Marketing & Business Development


Performance Measurement Team:

JUSTIN M. ADAMSON
Analyst

CHARLENE A. FLOWERS
Analyst

CHARLES E. SHEATS, JR
Senior Analyst


Administration:

DESPY A. GIDDENS
Director - Finance & HR

DELANDRA S. VINSON
Office Manager

SCHELEIA WHITE
Executive Assistant






ROBERT C. HUBBARD, IV
Senior Consultant & Chief Operating Officer Mr. Hubbard is the Chief Operating Officer for Gray & Company, where he is accountable for strategic, tactical, and operations management decisions that enable the firmÕs products and services to be delivered in the most effective and efficient manner possible. With 12 years of institutional investment experience, he also serves as a Senior Consultant to several of the firm's institutional clients.

Prior to joining Gray & Company, he served as the Pension Administrator for Washtenaw County Government in Ann Arbor, MI. During this time, he was responsible for the administration of the County's Defined Benefit, Defined Contribution, VEBA, and 457 Deferred Compensation retirement plans. He started his career at MGT of America in Tallahassee, FL where he worked on management consulting projects for state and local governments, and institutions of higher education.

He received his B.S. from Furman University, and his M.B.A. from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is an active member of the Michigan Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (MAPERS). He has also completed the Pension Funds and Investment Management Program through the Wharton School of Business. He is currently a Level I Candidate for the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation.