Gary L. Monroe is an accomplished C-suite executive with over 10 years of family office experience and another 20 years leading private middle-market companies across multiple industries. He recently started Monroe Advisors LLC to provide independent director, board advisor and interim executive management services to family offices and their directly held companies. Gary has served on 16 private company boards and four nonprofit boards. Previously, Gary served as President and CEO of a large, family-held, private holding company with seven wholly owned operating companies, direct real estate holdings, an investment portfolio and family office services. 

He also served as President of a four-generation family office with a heavy family engagement focus, while overseeing an endowment-style investment platform. Before running family offices, Gary led various turnaround situations for middle-market private equity groups. He has strong experience in operational excellence campaigns, developing world-class teams, and building programs/products to exceed customer expectations. Gary earned his MBA from Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was also honored with an Alumni Merit Leadership Award and is an advisory board member of UNC’s Family Enterprise Center. Gary graduated from Vanderbilt University with a chemical engineering degree.