In 1971 Gary Krauthamer founded Krauthamer & Associates (K&A), a DC based retained executive search firm. Gary has personally completed over 2,000 senior executive and board-level searches in North America, Europe, and Asia for aviation and aerospace & defense clients. He is highly regarded for his access to the top executives in the global A&D sector. He has built leadership teams for clients like Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, CIT Aerospace, ATR, and Saab, to name a few. In addition, Gary is a trusted career advisor to some of the most senior executives in the aerospace industry.
Over the last 45 years, Gary has also been instrumental in hiring top executives in the US transportation and defense sector, several PE portfolio companies, and leading management consulting firms.
In 2009, Gary was one of the founders of Virgo Investment Group, a Private Equity firm that has raised over $1.8 billion. He is a Partner focused on building strategic sourcing relationships, cultivating the operating partner network, and building the information edge in investment due diligence.
In 2018, he co-founded Zephyrus Aviation Capital, a fleet management solutions provider to lessors and commercial airlines worldwide. Funds managed by Virgo backs Zephyrus and was recently awarded the coveted North America Deal of the Year for 2018 by AirFinance Journal.
Gary is on the board of governors of the Wings Club, was formerly the Chairman of the Omega Institute, and is a member of the Social Venture Network. He also served on the AG Resource and Fiduciary Network board, a privately held money management firm.
Gary graduated from American University’s Kogod School of Business with a degree in finance.
