High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robert A. Gleason, Jr. serves as Chairman of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. He is Chairman and CEO of Gleason, Inc. He joined the family’s business in 1965, after four years of active duty as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Gleason Insurance Company is ranked among the 150 largest property and casualty insurance brokers in the United States. He served as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1985 to 1987.