Gerber.B Candidate Profile 2023 Fairfield CT Election Know Your Reps

PROFILES Fairfield

• 27-year Fairfield resident
• Fairfield RTM Member since 2013; member of Finance, Legislative and Administrative, and Special Legislative Management Committees
• 30-year career in financial services
• Former CFO of White Mountains Financial Services and CitiInsurance (Citigroup’s international insurance operations)
• Former Head of Asia Business Development, Aetna International, Inc., 1996-2000
• Former senior financial management positions at Barclays, Arthur Andersen, KPMG in London and Asia
• Volunteer and Past Board Member, St. Baldrick's Foundation for pediatric cancer research; Team Teddy (named after son who passed away from cancer at the age of nine); raised $1.4+ million since 2010
• Masters of Public Health, George Washington University
• MBA Finance and MS Accounting, NYU Stern School of Business; BA East Asian Studies, Wesleyan University
• Certified Public Accountant
• Co-recipient (with Jessica Gerber) of the Fairfield PTA Council's Tricia Ford Money Award
• Married to Jessica Gerber (12-year Board of Education member); 2 children who graduated Fairfield Public Schools

My wife, Jessica, and I chose Fairfield 27 years ago. Here, we had our three children - John, Teddy and Gillian, and sent them to our first-rate public schools. It’s here in Fairfield that we mourned the loss of Teddy at age 9 to cancer. And it’s here that we found the strength to keep going with the love and support of friends, neighbors, family, and Fairfielders we didn't even know before. We love Fairfield. Our bonds here are unbreakable and are blind to political affiliation. Democrat, Republican, Unaffiliated, apolitical - in the end, it's always been the content of one's character that matters.

Fairfield has both opportunities and challenges. Some serious challenges are the result of decades of growth without sufficient long-term planning.

It's time to raise the bar for town management, to transcend politics, and to create a sustainable foundation for future generations. I want to apply my 30 years of professional experience and education in finance, business, and public health to do just that. Join me and my running mate, Christine Vitale - together, we can build that foundation.

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