Sally Gries founded Gries Financial in 1978 as a single family office. She began her financial services career in the late 1960’s at Goodbody & Company in Philadelphia in municipal bonds and has also worked as an investment banker and a venture capitalist during her career. She is on the investment committee of several large institutions. Sally is the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Foundation and a trustee of Holden Forest and Gardens. In addition, she is a Life Trustee of Hawken School and Trustee Emeritus of Case Western Reserve University. She has a B.A. from Northwestern University and has the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.