Fr. Rick Ganz, SJ (SJ = a Jesuit, or a member of the Society of Jesus), is the founder and director of the Faber Institute, based in Portland, OR, with its office located at St. Ignatius Catholic Parish (Jesuit) in southeast Portland.
He came to this role after over forty years of distinguished service as an educator and administrator in both high schools and universities, but also during these years being a widely sought after speaker on religious and spiritual topics, and a retreat master and spiritual director (within the Jesuit tradition of such). Just prior to his coming to the Faber Institute, he served as Special Counsel to the President and Vice President for Community Relations at Marylhurst University in Lake Oswego, Oregon.