Litigator turned association leader, John Gray has launched, dissolved and righted groups in changing political and industry currents When John Gray graduated from Wharton in 1987, on a whim he responded to a blind ad in an alumni bulletin for an association that was recruiting applicants with 20 years experience in consumer goods. Gray, a former litigator and newly minted MBA, knew the job wasn’t for him, and had heard that it was tough to break into associations. His letter—“short and sweet” as he describes it—acknowledged that he wasn’t qualified for the job, but conveyed his interest in association work. When his phone rang the next Sunday morning, the caller was… Read More