As GBX Group’s Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Cary Zimmerman provides legal counsel and strategic direction to the company on a variety of legal considerations arising from company operations. These include transactional, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, securities, employment, intellectual property, dispute resolution, commercial contract and risk management matters. Prior to her promotion, Cary was Assistant General Counsel for GBX. 

Cary joined GBX after practicing law at several law firms, where she supported companies at all growth stages and provided counsel on real estate investment fund structure, operations and compliance. Earlier in her career, Cary was Senior Counsel for Progressive Insurance, where she advised executives on securities and corporate governance matters and supported numerous business units with transactional and regulatory needs.

A graduate of Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a French minor, Cary received both her Juris Doctor and Master of Science in Management – Finance from Case Western Reserve University.