Gary C. Trief is an independent investor. Previously he was a partner at Crane Capital, a Miami-based long/short investment fund. Prior, he worked in both Chemicals and Finance. He served a President/General Manager of Arrow Chemical, Inc. from 2006-2015. Arrow Chemical was a leading importer and distributor of active pharmaceutical ingredients, before being acquired by Univar in 2015.

From 2001-2005 he worked at JP Morgan in both London and New York, where he traded European corporate and emerging markets debt and derivatives and marketed equity derivatives products to hedge funds.   

Mr. Trief earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 2001. He serves on the board of directors of the Chapman Partnership and is a mentor for the Battier Take Charge Foundation. Mr. Trief and his wife reside in Coral Gables, Florida where they are active in the local community.