Our Leadership

Gary Hudepohl, Principal & Managing Director

Gary, a graduate of Xavier University, founded Hudepohl & Associates in 1994.  He has completed more than 700 searches for a wide range of organizations, including public pension funds, state investment organizations, higher education institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and privately held companies.

Gary has managed searches for the CEO, Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer, General Counsel, Senior Investment Officers, CFO, and many other executive positions.  Prior to founding Hudepohl, he worked for over 20 years for United Parcel Service and served on the Executive Leadership Team of the Midwest Region, Upstate New York, Massachusetts, and East New England operating districts.

Debbie Roche, Principal & Senior Vice President

Debbie is a graduate of The Ohio State University.  She has over 20 years of CPA experience in public accounting and the private sector.  She manages searches for a wide range of organizations, including public pension funds, state investment organizations, higher education institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and privately held companies.

Debbie has managed searches for the CEO, Executive Director, CFO, General Counsel, Chief Human Resources Officer, and many other executive positions.  Prior to joining Hudepohl, Debbie held various positions during her tenure at Borden, Inc. – President of Borden Asset Management, Chief Accounting Officer, General Controller and General Auditor, and Interim Chief Information Officer.  Prior to Borden, she spent 11 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers managing large clients in various industries and worked two years in the London, England practice office.

Sandy Matheson, Principal

Sandy is a graduate of Northwestern University with a BA in Economics and of Washington State University with an MBA.  She served as the Executive Director of the Maine Public Employees Retirement System providing services to state and local employees from 2009 to 2021.  She also served as the Director of the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems from 2005 to 2009, and as a member of the Washington State Investment Board serving on the Private Markets, Audit, and Administrative Committees.  Sandy has served as President of NASRA and in various capacities in multiple pension industry organizations, and gained recognition for improving the sustainability of the Maine retirement plans.  Prior to entering the pension industry, Sandy worked in healthcare, serving as CEO of a large occupational health organization, as chair of a public hospital board, and as a member of a large healthcare system board.  She previously worked as a CPA in both private and public capacities.