Richard W. Gatto
Co-OwnerRich is a second generation co-owner of the Gatto Agency, together with his wife Claudia. He is a licensed Real Estate Broker and Insurance Broker with close to thirty years of experience in both fields. His work has helped maintain the agency as a service oriented small business that has a more personsal approach than larger franchised shops. Rich is a Needham native and graduate of Needham High (1969) and Harvard College (1973/76.) He has been extremely active in Needham town affairs as a former Town Meeting member, Commissioner of Needham Housing Authority, Executive Director of Needham Opportunities, Inc. and coach in the Needham youth sports leagues for many years. His interest in promoting affordable housing opportunities has led him to work closely with Habitat for Humanity, as the former Executive Director of South Shore HFH in Braintree and as an active volunteer currently with Needham Interfaith HFH.