Gary Larcenaire

Gary Larcenaire was born and raised in New England but left in 1979 to become an Austinite. Gary has since moved around the country following his passion to improve healthcare systems. He was inspired to get involved in this line of work because he saw its shortcomings firsthand. He has a family member who suffers from mental illness, and Gary felt they didn’t get the treatment he deserved. This experience, coupled with his passion to find solutions, inspired him to dive into the world of healthcare and advocate for better mental health treatment and practices.

He studied at Angelo State University from 1985 to 1994. In his undergraduate, he completed his BA in Psychology with honors. Gary then went on to pursue his Master’s of Public Administration, minoring in government and taking advanced business classes along the way.

In the winter of 1990, Gary began his career as a case manager in Big Spring, Texas. While working in this system, now known as the “West Texas Centers,” Gary finished his degree. He earned his 5 year-stripe in direct care and worked his way to become director of the unit he started with.

Gary was then recruited to serve as CEO of "Life Management Center" which he helped rebrand as "Emergence Health Network" and was the Founding President/CEO of Sun City Behavioral in El Paso. After 10 years with Emergence, Gary accepted a role as President and Chief Executive Officer for Valley Behavioral Health in Salt Lake City, Utah where he helped the team avert bankruptcy and become a leading, multi-state company in the Intermountain West region.

After 19 years of CEO experience, Gary announced his creation of a B2B healthcare concept company Project ItyÂ. ItyA focuses on the principles of "feedback loop compression" and "augmented intelligence" to help healthcare companies improve clinical and business outcomes, and patient and employee engagement. Project Ity collaborates and partners with healthcare and social services companies across the United States.

When Gary isn’t trying to make the world of healthcare a better place, he volunteers at the symphony and for the mountain bike community. He is also a swimmer and mountain bike rider. He has two daughters: Alexis and Elizabeth Larcenaire who share their father's passion for dogs of all breeds.