In 1980, Gary Holland graduated from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a concentration in International Finance.
In 1981 he completed the Credit Training Program at Chase Manhattan Bank Headquarters in New York. From 1981 to 1983 he worked as a Credit Analyst for Chase in New York with several extensive domestic and overseas assignments at each of the following Chase Lending Offices.
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Tokyo, Japan
- Milan, Italy
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Houston, Texas
- Los Angeles, California
From 1983 to 1990 he worked for a family related business, Los Angeles based Krupp-Taylor USA. During this time he also renovated residential real estate in Los Angeles.
In 1990 he moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex where he returned to his first interest of investing. From 1991 to 1994, he renovated 16 Dallas area houses and apartments as well as served as a mortgage broker.
In July 1994 Gary joined the downtown Dallas office of Smith Barney and settled into his current role as an investment advisor. Following nearly 10 years at Smith Barney Gary left in February 2004 and established Holland Investment Management.
Gary resides in the Dallas/Fort Worth area where he is very actively involved with raising his daughter.