As President and principal of Copley Raff, Inc., Larry brings more than 26 years of accomplished leadership and entrepreneurial contributions to organizations in healthcare, higher education, research, and human services. His breadth of experience as executive director and chief development officer of established and start-up organizations, enables him to address organizational challenges from many perspectives, and to interact constructively at all levels with senior executives and leadership volunteers. The breadth of organizations and issues for which Larry has provided leadership serve regional, national and international constituencies. In all cases, he served as a member of the senior executive teams, and interfaced extensively with organizational management, external relations, and development matters.
Larry's healthcare credentials are extensive and include President and CEO of the Emanuel Medical Center Foundation, Oregon's largest tertiary care and pediatric hospital. He directed the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's $200 million "The Only Remedy is a Cure" campaign for the northeastern US and is the founding past president of the Autoimmune Disease Research Foundation. Larry's consulting clients include two of New England's largest multi-hospital systems, academic medical centers and many community hospitals; often involving interim vice president services, campaigns and major gift program development. In addition to providing development counsel to many higher education, cultural and human service organizations, Larry provided leadership in the creation of the nation's first statewide food banking system, Oregon Food Bank, leaving his tenure there as acting executive director; and served as Vice President for Development and External Affairs for Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries.
Larry is a regular and sought after presenter at regional and national professional development conferences, including AHP, AFP, CASE and private sector initiatives including the Merrill Lynch Global Philanthropic Consulting Group Congress, and Citizens Bank Non-Profit Advisors Seminars. He has served on the boards of numerous community and professional organizations and is currently serving as the President of the Friday Forum, a thought-leadership organization of senior development officers in Boston, and as the past President and trustee of the Autoimmune Disease Research Foundation. Larry earned his Masters of Public Health degree in clinical nutrition from the University of California, at Berkeley.