Drew Gagner

A founding, and still-active Director of the California Housing Foundation, Drew Gagner is a healthcare philanthropy executive with deep fund development experience, management credentials and strategic planning expertise.  For almost 30-years, Drew has practiced the art and craft of fund-raising for hospitals and health systems, and philanthropy organizations under his watch are regularly identified as being among the best in their peer group, meeting and exceeding internal goals along with national benchmarks.  Born and raised on the east coast in Connecticut and New York, Drew was educated by the Society of Jesus at both Fairfield College Preparatory School and Fordham University, and later earned his MBA from the University of Redlands.  Drew and his wife Martha – also a not-for-profit professional -- are the parents of five adult children, and consider them all to be their crowning achievements.