Joining Global’s team in Ontario in 2025, Greg has over 30 years of experience in team leadership, major and transformational gifts, legacy and annual giving. Primarily working in healthcare settings both in the hospital and community realms, as Vice-President, Development at the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, he led the major gifts team and worked with senior leaders across the organization. Greg and his colleagues successfully secured over $400 million in major gift support for Princess Margaret’s world-leading cancer research and capital projects. At ACT, he led all aspects of annual and leadership giving, planned giving and recognition programs.
Greg is personable, collaborative, strategic and results-oriented and specializes in building long-term, impactful relationships among donors and charities. He has particular expertise in working with physicians and other program staff to engage grateful recipients and align donor interests with charitable opportunities. He has a proven track record in building a culture of philanthropy, securing large gifts and fostering enduring relationships that lead to sustained, renewed support.
Greg works with charities, large and small, to assess challenges and opportunities and to develop optimal strategies that focus on securing increasing donor support. This includes discussions related to goal setting, pipeline development, identifying funding priorities, refining current programs and developing new campaigns. At the core of Greg’s approach is a focus on major gifts and planned giving. Through this emphasis on securing the largest gifts possible, Greg helps charities maximize their fundraising potential.
A critical hurdle for charities is recruiting and retaining leadership and major gift staff. Greg is passionate about coaching major gift leaders and staff and building expertise and confidence in strategic work with donors. He advises managers on how to engage and retain staff for the long term.
Greg contributes leadership to the philanthropic sector and community causes. He is a past board chair of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP), a founding member of the CAGP Foundation board, and a Friend of CAGP. Greg is a member of the board of Dignity Network Canada, a coalition of civil society organizations across Canada involved in supporting the human rights of people regardless of sexual orientation and gender identify globally. In addition, he is an active volunteer with a number of other civic, political and neighbourhood initiatives.
Fun Fact: Greg is an avid commuter cyclist, including in the winter.