Frank William Gay (September 11, 1920 – May 21, 2007) was an American executive who oversaw several entities for Howard Hughes.
He served as a senior vice president and member of the board of directors for the Hughes Tool Company.
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he was a student at the University of California, Los Angeles when he was hired by Hughes.
[1][2] A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gay put together the so-called "Mormon Mafia" that comprised Hughes's inner circle in his later life.
Appointed by the Delaware Court of Chancery, Gay served as trustee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute from 1984 until his retirement in 2006.