Glenn Gargan, Classification Talk

A native Washingtonian, Glenn and his wife Lynda started their relocation to Shepherdstown in 2019. They currently own a home beside Shepherd University, while they complete their ‘forever’ home in Cress Creek. Lynda is the executive director for a national advocacy nonprofit overseeing 115 state, local, and partnership affiliates supporting families with children’s mental health needs. She also currently volunteers on the Board of Shepherdstown Day Care, and with Shepherdstown Shares.

Glenn received his undergraduate degrees in finance and accounting (with a major in economics) from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. After graduation, Glenn joined the Entrepreneurial Services and High Technology Group of Arthur Young and (after consolidation) Ernst & Young, where he was a member of the IPO teams of America Online and Orbital Sciences, as well as a private placement for Starbucks, and he was heavily involved in the firm’s venture capital activities. Glenn followed a client from public accounting into the construction industry, where he was a CFO for more than a decade.

After receiving his MBA from the Smith School, Glenn utilized his experiences to start firms specializing in federal contracting and A/E/C (architectural/engineering/construction) cost & project consultation to both government and commercial clients. As the founder and President of The Viaggio Corporation, Glenn is extremely involved in corporate inception and growth mentorship to minority federal government contractors as a founding partner in several corporations, as well as many corporate, mentor, and advisory board relationships. Glenn’s involvement with domestic and international security includes TTAC – the Terrorism Threat Assessment Center.

Until recently, Glenn was the President of the Montgomery Village Foundation, a volunteer role utilizing 173 staff with an $8M budget to manage this 501(c)(4) on behalf of more than 45,000 residents and 20,000 plus homes in Maryland. Glenn is a past Smith School Advisory Board and Alumni Chapter board member. Glenn was chairman of the Smith School Graduate Mentor program (which had more than 500 Mentors and Protégés) for six years; and has judged numerous Smith MBA Case and Venture Capital business plan competitions. Glenn is also involved with the Project Management Institute as a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), the Construction Financial Management Association as a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP), and is a former member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). Glenn has also served on the Advisory Boards of the Jewish Council for the Aging’s Heyman Interages Center, the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Accounting Standards Board (FFAS 49) Public-Private and (FFAS 59) Accounting and Reporting of Government Land Task Forces.