About Gary

Gary Alan Wassner is the CEO of Hilldun Corporation, one of the fashion industry’s leading factoring and financing companies, known for supporting many of the world’s most influential designer brands.

Throughout his distinguished career, he has worked with iconic fashion labels including Jason Wu, Amiri, Isabel Marant, Golden Goose, Jonathan Simkhai, Fear of God, Rick Owens, and many others.

Named one of Fashionista’s “50 Most Influential People in Fashion,” Wassner serves on multiple advisory boards and councils supporting the fashion industry, education, and social justice initiatives.

In addition to his work in fashion and finance, Wassner is an accomplished fiction and children’s book author. His acclaimed Gem-Quest fantasy series includes The Twins, The Awakening, The Shards, The Revenge of the Elves, and the concluding volume, When Monsters Call Out The Names OfMen. He is also the author of several children’s mystery books published through Mondo Publishing and Carnegie Learning.

Wassner lives in New York with his wife, Cathy, and their extended family.