[3] His father was a plumber and his mother was a homemaker who reupholstered chairs for extra income.
[3] In 1981, he graduated from Ball State University with a degree in social work[4] and started with the United Way as a management trainee.
[6] In January 2017, he was appointed by then-Governor of Indiana Mike Pence as a trustee of his alma mater Ball State University for a term lasting until December 31, 2020.
[10] One of the woman alleged Gallagher fired her as retaliation for reporting sexual harassment by another unnamed executive.
[8][11] A United Way Worldwide commissioned investigation found no “actionable harassment, discrimination, or retaliation” at the organization, but the women who filed the complaints called those findings into question.