Eli Gage

Chief Executive Officer

Eli Gage is the Chief Executive Officer of CGL. He has more than 30 years of experience serving public sector clients, specifically detention, corrections and justice across the country. Since Hunt’s acquisition of CGL in 2012, Eli has led Hunt’s and CGL’s strategic vision of delivering innovative, high-quality corrections, detention and justice facilities through the entire lifecycle, from development to hand back after 30 years. Under Eli’s leadership, CGL has become the recognized leader (and preferred partner by private developers) in delivering justice and corrections projects designed with the cost of ownership in mind.

Eli founded and served as President of Emlen Media, Inc., the publishers of Correctional News, School Construction News, HealthCare Construction & Operations, and Green Building News. Prior to founding Emlen Media in 1992, Eli was the national sales manager of Klober Plastic, Inc., where he was responsible for managing all aspects of the American-based subsidiary of Klober GMBH, a commercial plastics manufacturing company involved in the construction industry. He served as a board member of the Phoenix-based Durrant Foundation, targeting university students in need of financial assistance for studies in the areas of architecture and engineering.

Get to know Eli

What's your favorite CGL project you've worked on?

The new Travis County Courthouse, which we completed with our parent company, Hunt Companies, was a great experience and wonderful example of the impactful services and solutions we can provide to communities when we team up and work together. This was a classic example of our 360-degree justice approach.

Which core value do you relate to the most?

The value I resonate with the most deeply is “Do the Right Thing.” It’s a commitment to integrity, fairness, and responsibility that shapes our corporate culture and our interactions with customers, employees, and the broader community. Doing the right thing makes decision-making in my position easy.

If you could pick one superpower - what would it be and why?

I’d like the ability to teleport. I travel a lot for work and teleportation would save me a lot of time and allow me to spend more of that time with employees, clients, and my family.

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