Gerald D. Hosier (born April 1941) is an American intellectual property (IP) attorney and a patent litigator.
[1][2] Hosier was born and raised on the southside of Chicago, Illinois, attending Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park where he was a varsity football quarterback, varsity catcher on the baseball team and on the wrestling team, and an all-conference selection in all three sports.
Hosier and noted Silicon Valley venture capitalist, John Doerr, were the anchor donors for the 25,000 sq ft Doerr-Hosier Center at the Aspen Institute.
He has owned a wide range of airplanes including two warbirds, an L-39 Albatros fighter jet and a Pilatus PC-7 military turboprop trainer.
Hosier said Citigroup's Smith Barney unit was "out there manufacturing products with no utility whatsoever except for generating fees.