Gray's Auctioneers Information Portfolio

Deba Gray
President, Licensed Auctioneer
& Senior Appraiser
Serena Harragin
Chief Executive Officer
& Licensed Auctioneer
Deba Gray has over twenty years experience
as a licensed & bonded auctioneer beginning
in 1989 at Wolf’s Auction Gallery in Cleveland.
In 1995 she moved to Chicago to become
Auctioneer and Director of Marketplace Sales
for Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. In 1997,
Sotheby’s purchased LHA and promoted Deba
to Assistant Vice President of Property where
she was responsible for estates originating
throughout North America. Her responsibilities
included appraising the estates as well as all the
logistics associated with bringing the estates
to auction. Bringing the best of her experience
from three houses, Deba’s passion for integrity,
innovation in business and her commitment
to fairness throughout the auction process
enlightens every facet of Gray’s operation.
Serena Harragin co-founded Gray’s Auctioneers
with Deba Gray in 2006. She brings over 20
years of business experience to Gray’s. Prior
to founding Gray’s Serena produced television
commercials handling million dollar budgets
for clients including General Motors, Proctor
and Gamble, Kellogg’s, British Airways, The
City of New York, Bank of America, Johnson &
Johnson, Jergens for the Kao Brands Company,
Schick for Gillette, and Excedrin for Novartis.
She was honored by her peers at the 2000
AICP show for her PSA for the American Legacy
Foundation which is now on permanent display
in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Combining her love of the arts and her business
skills she is committed to realizing Deba Gray’s
vision of a 21st century auction house, driven by
fairness, integrity and innovation.
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