Joel Gardner

Joel Gardner graduated from the University of Virginia with an honors degree in history in 1970 and from its School of Law in 1974 where he was a member of the Law Review. He practiced law at a major Wall Street firm and subsequently entered the investment banking world, where he was an M&A banker for three decades.

Gardner has been actively involved with the University of Virginia in numerous capacities since his graduation, including serving on four University boards and spearheading numerous fundraising efforts. He is also the author of a recently published highly acclaimed book about his undergraduate years at UVA—From Rebel Yell to Revolution. He recently served as a member of the UVA Committee on Free Expression and Free Inquiry.