Garyl G. Geist

Garyl G. Geist is the Chief Operating Officer of the Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic.  Geist has 18 years of management experience in organizing and leading healthcare, employee leasing, and retail companies. 

Geist holds a Master’s degree in Accountancy from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from East Central University.

He currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Business Ethics Consortium, Board of Advisors for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the American College of Health Executives and the Tinker Leadership Council.  He also serves as treasurer of Good Shepherd Ministries.

“In my first week at the OAAC I became a patient and found out that I have allergies and asthma and will start undergoing treatment,” he said.  “So I will not only be responsible for the operations of the clinic, I will also understand what the OAAC is like from a patient’s perspective."  "I am very excited to be a part of the OAAC," Geist said.  "The Oklahoma Allergy & Asthma Clinic is very much a family atmosphere which is what I have fostered in other companies.  OAAC has served Oklahomans and people from across the region and we want to continue this great service."

Born in Tulsa, he grew up in Ardmore, Oklahoma.  Geist and his wife, Lynn, have four children, Conner, Caden, Lillie and London, and reside in Norman, Oklahoma.