Prior to joining Rensselaer, Gary served as executive vice president for marketing and communications for the National Basketball Association (NBA); senior vice president for communications and business development for the American Museum of Natural History; executive vice president and assistant to the president for the global communications consulting firm, Rubenstein Associates; vice president for public affairs for Battery Park City Authority of New York; and as chief of public information for the New York Department of Parks & Recreation. Gary received his Bachelor of Arts in English and Biology from New York University (NYU), as well as a Master of Arts in Journalism from NYU.