We believe our firm has an unmatched understanding of how family members interact around shared ownership, and the vulnerabilities that arise toward building a cross-disciplinary web of oversight and advisory relationships. We draw from our hands-on experiences in strategy development, financial framing, process management, and human dynamics to offer our clients practical and actionable guidance to the issues they face, all in the spirit of sustainability and well-being through the generations.
GREGORY T. ROGERS
FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Greg founded RayLign in 2004 based on the integration of three key components of his life and career – families working together, aspirational strategy development and long lasting positive human relationships. As the company name suggests, the business focuses on the “align”ment of the many stakeholders participating together on the dynamic path toward sustaining well-being through the generations. He has built a team, services and network to be a “ray” of light for modeling highly collaborative, transparent and empathic interaction across the family system.
Prior to founding RayLign, Greg was leader of a publicly-listed, family-led asset management company that grew to over $13 billion in assets under management. His prior roles include Managing Director and builder of a strategic consulting practice for global asset management companies at BARRA Strategic Consulting Group; Managing Director of his family business RogersCasey (sold to BARRA in 1996) engaging in asset manager due diligence on behalf of large institutional investors; Sales Representative at IBM; and Financial Associate at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
Greg graduated Brown University with majors in Economics and Organizational Behavior, and the NYU Stern School of Business with a Master of International Finance. From 2005 through 2021, he accessed extensive family systems therapy training and was a long-standing Board member (including Board Chair) at the Ackerman Institute for the Family.
Greg prioritizes a life of mindful balance that prioritizes time with his wife and adult children (and dog), fun with friends, daily acai bowls and fast walks, brain teaser puzzles, golf, lacrosse and as drummer in rock band hi-fidelity.
BARBARA MACH-OLEKSAK
PARTNER
Barbara is an experienced Chief of Staff, who masterfully balances interpersonal, family dynamics and process management skills required for creative and complex family system consulting and business leadership. She is creative, bold and proactive, and brings discipline and vision to the needs of the business, our internal and external teams, and the Families we serve.
She joined RayLign in 2016, bringing experience in family-dynamics, process management and in operating at highly confidential and fast-paced environments, latest being Bridgewater Associates where she served as a Personal and Executive Assistant to their Co-Chief Investment Officer.
Barbara holds a BA in Social Work from the University of Saint Joseph and a Master of Social Work from Fordham University. Milford residents, she and her husband, thoroughly enjoy the outdoors – especially the shoreline — family gatherings, and regular involvement in local children’s Polish educational programs, cultivating their native language, tradition, and culture.
MOLLY MONAHAN GRUNNER
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR
Molly serves as RayLign’s Business Administrator, working behind the scenes to keep the RayLign engine running smoothly while also driving project management for consulting clients.
For the previous 18 years, Molly built her career working with individual families. As Estate Manager for a New York City family, she spent 16 years working directly with the principals on major projects from ground-up construction to philanthropic events, while also creating systems for household maintenance and inventory management, and supervising the household staff across multiple residences. Most recently, Molly served as Chief of Staff for a single-family office where she further developed and honed her larger management style, recruiting skills, and HR experience.
Molly earned her BA from Fordham University, majoring in English and minoring in Irish Studies. In her free time, she produces the radio show, Ceol na nGael, on WFUV and volunteers with The Players Foundation for Theatre Education. Molly lives in Manhattan with her husband, David, and their dog, Bowie.