Globality | About Us

Our Founders

Joel Hyatt and Lior Delgo founded Globality in March 2015 with a vision of creating a level playing field that gives all service suppliers, regardless of size or location, an opportunity to win projects on the merits of proven performance, expertise, and passion.

Joel Hyatt

Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Globality

Joel is a serial entrepreneur with broad experience successfully launching and scaling disruptive service companies. He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Hyatt Legal Services, Hyatt Legal Plans (acquired by MetLife) and Current TV (acquired by Al Jazeera).

Lior Delgo

Co-Founder and President of Globality

Lior is an entrepreneur with a proven record of building disruptive technology and new business models. He was Co-Founder and CEO of FareChase (acquired by Yahoo) and VideoSurf (acquired by Microsoft). He loves leading product and technology teams, most recently as a Partner and GPM of Microsoft’s Xbox, and holds numerous technology patents.

Our Board

Scott Belsky

Chief Product Officer and EVP, Adobe Creative Cloud

Scott Belsky is an executive, entrepreneur, author, and investor (and all-around product obsessive). He currently serves as Adobe's Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Creative Cloud. Scott's passion is to make the creative world more productive, connected, and adaptive to new technologies. Scott co-founded Behance in 2006, and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012.

Lior Delgo

President of Globality

Lior is an entrepreneur with a proven record of building disruptive technology and new business models. He was Co-Founder and CEO of FareChase (acquired by Yahoo) and VideoSurf (acquired by Microsoft). He loves leading technology teams, most recently as a Partner and GPM of Microsoft’s Xbox, and holds numerous technology patents.

Ted Fike

Partner, SoftBank Investment Advisers

Ted Fike is an Investment Director with SoftBank Investment Advisers. Prior to joining SoftBank, Ted led corporate development and strategy initiatives at Airbnb which had acquired his previous company, Tilt, where he was CFO and board director. Before Tilt, Ted was a founding Principal of CapitalG, Google's growth equity investment arm, having previously worked in M&A at Google, strategy and operations at WebMD, credit investing at Bain Capital, and strategy consulting at The Boston Consulting Group.

Jeff Housenbold

Managing Partner, SoftBank Investment Advisers

Jeffrey Housenbold is a venture capitalist, funding and advising the next generation of exceptional entrepreneurs who want to change the world in transformational ways. He is Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers. Prior to SoftBank, Jeff served as President and CEO of Shutterfly, Inc. He previously served as a senior executive at eBay, AltaVista, and Raging Bull along with being a Co-founder of Accenture's Media & Entertainment Strategy Group.

Joel Hyatt

Chairman and CEO of Globality

Ron Johnson

CEO of Enjoy; Former SVP of Apple

One of the nation's most accomplished retail executives, Ron is a veteran of the industry with nearly 30 years of experience in retail, merchandising and marketing. As former SVP at Apple, he was responsible for launching and building the company’s retail business. Ron has a track record of delivering transformational change and year-over-year growth for billion-dollar enterprises. Ron is currently the founder and CEO of Enjoy.

John R. Joyce

Former CFO of IBM; Former President of IBM Global Services

John served in a variety of senior posts during his 30-year career at IBM, which included successful stints as CFO, President of IBM Global Services and President of IBM’s Asia-Pacific operations. Following IBM, he served as Managing Director and COO of Silver Lake. John most recently served as the CFO and Vice Chairman of Kony.

Theodore Kruttschnitt

Managing Partner, THK Private Equities

A lifelong entrepreneur, Ted has founded and served as CEO of an investment property real estate brokerage firm, a regional hotel chain, a regional office building firm, an international equipment leasing firm and an international private equity firm. He has also served as CEO of Burlingame Bancorp and is currently Executive Director of the Kruttschnitt Foundation.

Dennis M. Nally

Former Global Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers

Dennis recently retired as Global Chairman of PwC after a 42 year career with the firm. As head of one of the largest professional services firms in the world, Dennis is an acknowledged authority on the delivery of professional services to multinational clients and frequently speaks on issues affecting the professional services industry and global capital markets. Dennis also serves on the Board of Morgan Stanley and as Vice Chair and Board member of the US Council for International Business.

Debra Polishook

Former CEO of Accenture Operations

Debra brings an impressive 35 years of experience from her career at Accenture. Most recently she headed one of the company’s major services as Group Chief Executive of Accenture Operations, which includes its procurement outsourcing business.

Mark Vorsatz

Managing Director and CEO of Andersen Tax

Mark serves as the CEO and Managing Director at Andersen Tax, where he leads both the firm's professional practice and global expansion.

Our Executive Team

Erik Bardman

Chief Financial Officer

Erik is passionate about scaling technology companies. He has extensive high-growth experience, having been CFO of Atlassian, Roku, Logitech, & eBay Marketplaces. He started his career at GE, where he worked both in the US and overseas. Erik is a life-long runner, and always looks for reasons to get outdoors.

Diego Barilla

Chief Customer Officer

Diego was a partner at McKinsey for 11 years, helping lead their global Operations Practice. While at McKinsey, his work focused on innovating the Procurement Operating Model, and building McKinsey’s value proposition on Digital Marketplaces. Before McKinsey, he was a Global Commodity Manager at General Motors.

Keith Hausmann

Chief Revenue Officer

Keith is a well-known leader in the Sourcing & Procurement domain, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Prior to joining Globality, he was Accenture’s Global Head of Procurement & Supply Chain Operations where his team of 15K+ people managed over $300 billion in spend. Keith was also a co-founder of Procurian.

Sonia Mathai

Chief Human Resources Officer

Sonia is passionate about fostering a mission-driven, inclusive culture where all employees can do their best work. Prior to joining Globality, she built and scaled global recruiting and human resources functions at Synack and Upwork. Sonia is a regular guest speaker at colleges and universities across the US, and frequently participates on panels about the future of HR.

Keith McFarlane

Chief Technology Officer

A software applications veteran with over 25 years of experience, Keith has a passion for building applications and organizations that perform and scale. From his early days with AT&T Bell Laboratories to his years building out the Oracle Service Cloud, Keith has run and grown diverse, open, and collaborative teams and organizations that continuously innovate while producing applications of the highest quality.

Erez Yereslove

Chief Marketing Officer

Erez loves bringing brands to life. He is a seasoned marketing executive with leadership experience at top brands like The Walt Disney Company, NBC-Universal, and eHarmony, combining thought-leadership with a customer-focused approach. Recently, he served as eBay’s COO of Marketing, leading marketing strategy and execution functions.

Our Management Team

Nitin Barge

VP - Business Development

Nitin has spent 20+ years helping Global Fortune 500 companies transform their sourcing and procurement to drive measurable value and high-quality engagement with their business partners. He has helped leading organizations across Finance, CPG, Aerospace & Defense, Technology, Pharma, and Resources industries achieve more than $12 Billion in savings through the adoption of leading practices.

Bill Brooks

GM - Legal

Bill was a Senior Partner of Hyatt Legal Services and succeeded Joel Hyatt as CEO of Hyatt Legal Plans (a MetLife company). At Hyatt Legal Plans, he built a business serving over 10 million people who receive legal services under their employee benefits programs.

Clara Chen

VP - Consulting Category

Clara brings over 15 years of experience in consulting and corporate strategy to Globality having previously worked at McKinsey, Alvarez & Marsal, and AIMIA. As leader of our Consulting Services category team, she is passionate about leveraging AI and machine learning to transform the way corporate clients define their needs and source consulting services.

James Chung

VP - Technical Operations

James thrives on using technology to accelerate business and empower organizations to scale. James brings 25 years of experience to Globality from both startup and Fortune 100 companies, alike. Ensuring scalability, reliability, and also security, are his top priorities.

Adam Hadani

SVP - Product & AI

Adam loves start-up culture, bringing over 15 years of experience leading engineering teams, building intelligent technological platforms, and leveraging cutting-edge AI and Machine Learning research. He was previously CTO and co-founder at ShootOut.fm (acquired by SoundBetter), Director of Search at VideoSurf (acquired by Microsoft), and VP of Machine Learning at iknow.io.

Doug Halka

VP - Business Development

Doug has been working with large organizations to improve the procurement of services for his entire career, helping to bridge the complex disconnects between parties. Prior to joining Globality, Doug was a VP & GM for PRGX, responsible for digital transformation and S2P services, and held leadership roles at Accenture, Deloitte, and Huron Consulting.

Martin Henley

SVP - Technology Services

Martin is an accomplished change leader who drove global innovation strategies, using technology to transform client experience and deliver growth as the Managing Director and Group CIO at XL Catlin. Prior to XL, he held several roles at AXA, utilizing intelligent buying to deliver superb service and best in class cost returns.

Tal Hornstein

Chief Information Security Officer

Tal is a lifelong information security professional who has made a career of finding and plugging holes in IT systems. Charged with protecting Globality’s customers and employees, he leads all cybersecurity efforts, ensuring security as the primary asset in executing corporate strategy. Before joining Globality, he built and managed information security programs for multiple high-tech startups.

Jared Hyatt

VP - Sales

Jared leads the sales effort at Globality. He was previously an investor at Norwest Venture Partners, where he focused on early stage technology investing. Before investing Jared has worked for both established technology companies (Google, Apple) and successful startups (Videosurf, acquired by Microsoft).

Kalit Jain

VP - Customer Success, Europe

Kalit leads Globality’s customer success team. He brings deep procurement expertise from his ~15 years of experience in advising large corporations on how to transform the procurement function and hands-on experience of building a new procurement function as a CPO.

Luke Jesson

VP - HR Category

Luke leads the HR Services category team, bringing our innovative Platform to customers seeking to revolutionize how they buy and sell HR services. Passionate about the intersection of technology, people, and organizations, he was previously part of McKinsey's Digital practice, where he helped C-suite, HR, and Procurement leaders drive transformational change.

Jay Krishnan

VP - Product Marketing

Jay is a customer-obsessed, innovation catalyst with over 15 years of experience in B2B and SaaS marketing. She led growth, market leadership, and product strategy for SMB- and Enterprise-focused companies like Automile, Guidespark, and PayCycle (acquired by Intuit), and drove commercial success for Intuit apps across the globe.

Minae Lee

VP - Corporate Controller

Minae leads accounting operations, financial reporting, tax, and compliance at Globality. Prior to joining, she worked at Upwork, Elance, and other start-ups. She has a track record of successfully managing several financing M&A’s, building teams from the ground up, and implementing financial systems, controls, and processes to scale operations.

Kathy Makranyi

VP - Corporate Marketing & Communications

Kathy brings extensive experience in working with companies to differentiate their brands, build new capabilities, and transform their businesses. Her leadership roles have spanned corporate marketing, organizational change, and strategy and planning at Cisco and other Fortune 500 and startup companies.

Ashutosh Parande

VP - Provider Success

Ashutosh is passionate about creating a level playing field for Service Providers and helping them scale by delivering great client outcomes. Before joining Globality, Ashutosh was a member of the UK leadership team at Amazon Marketplace, where he led category expansion, product, and program teams that helped Amazon sellers accelerate their domestic and international growth. Prior to Amazon, Ashutosh was an Associate Partner at McKinsey.

Mangesh Phadke

VP - Solutions Architecture

Mangesh brings 25 years of rich domain experience in enterprise solutions. He has a unique blend of business acumen and technology expertise with a focus on driving innovation that provides a superior user experience. Most recently he led digital transformation initiatives at Fortune 500 companies delivering tangible impact for procurement teams.

Dennis Skidmore

VP - Customer Success, North America

Dennis has over 30 years of experience helping corporations with complex product portfolios to transform their supply chains and achieve their sourcing goals. Prior to joining Globality, he led the Accenture source to contract team delivering services to 100+ clients around the world.

Edoardo Vignani

VP - Marketing Category

Edoardo has led the optimization of 3^rd party marketing spend for 15+ years. Prior to joining Globality, he drove provider identification, selection, and performance at Accenture. Edo has also built, ran, and optimized global marketing procurement organizations, launched startups in the Travel/Social categories, and ran a company focused on Legal technology implementations.

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