Gift of Life International
Mar 24, 2020 12:15 PM
Rob Raylman
Gift of Life International

Rob Raylman has held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Gift of Life International since February 2008. He has been a member of the Manhasset Rotary since March 2008. Before Rob came to Gift of Life International he was a Vice President for Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI), at one time the second largest solid waste management company in the world. He left BFI in 1999 and started his own consulting business in upstate New York, where he represented individuals and corporations that did business in New York State. He specialized in legislative and regulatory affairs. Rob is a life-long resident of New York. He graduated from Hobart College in 1984 with a BS in Political Science. Directly out of college Rob went to work for United States Senator Alphonse D’Amato (R-New York). He worked from 1984 to 1986 for the Senator. At which time he began work for BFI in January of 1987 until 1999. Since Rob began as Chief Executive Officer of Gift of Life International he has been focusing on the development of sustainable pediatric cardiac surgery programs in emerging countries. Presently he is working to develop programs in the Jamaica, The Philippines, El Salvador, Uganda, and Bolivia. Each of these programs is in various stages of development. Rob lives in Germantown, New York.