Gary Stocker

Founder

Gary Stocker has substantial business experience in health care and higher education with skills in sales and marketing, management, consulting, data analytics, operations, and technology.

As the Chief-of-Staff to a small college president in Missouri, his first few months on the job introduced him to the fragile nature of private college finances. Efforts to find potential merger partners led Stocker to ultimately develop an app that lets users compare the financial health and viability of colleges in the United States.

Stocker uses his experience in developing new business models for higher education that allow for greater efficiency and long-term growth. Stocker says: "In the 21st century, geography is not a limiting factor to business growth in higher education. Colleges and universities should focus on technology infrastructure to leverage available technologies to create new and stronger business opportunities. His research on the financial health and viability of colleges resulted in the development of the College Viability App that provides consumers and higher education leaders with a resource to compare the financial health of American private colleges.