Globalization Partners CEO and leadership

As CEO of Globalization Partners, Bob manages the day-to-day operations of the company, and is focused both on the business’s growth and financial metrics, as well as the company’s customer satisfaction ratings and employee engagement.

Bob joined Globalization Partners in 2018, bringing 20 years of C-suite experience. During his tenure as CFO, he has been instrumental in building and scaling Globalization Partners and cementing its status as the leading employer of record in the industry enabled by its Global Employment Platform™. He brings extensive knowledge of all aspects of business management with substantial experience in scaling rapidly growing companies. In addition, he has helped guide numerous companies through complex M&A transactions and IPOs.

Prior to Globalization Partners, Bob’s early career was at the Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young. He also served as CFO, COO, and CEO at a variety of technology companies including Smarterkids.com, Cambridge Interactive Development Corp/Everest Poker, Warcloud Inc., KaBloom Inc., and most recently, Fetch Storage LLC.

Bob holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Accounting Concentration from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and a Master of Business Administration with an MIS Concentration from Bentley University. Bob is also a licensed CPA in Massachusetts and Florida.

Outside of work, his passions include traveling, running, and spending time with family and friends.

Melissa Cooper is a Chief Customer Officer at Globalization Partners and is based in San Diego, California. She has worked as Senior Director of Operations and Finance at Globalization Partners; Director, Billing at High Street Partners; and Staff Accountant at Central Parking System. Melissa studied at Fairfield University between 1996 and 2000.

Diane Albano is a Chief Revenue Officer at Globalization Partners and Exec VP:Global Sales & Client Mgmt at SOUNDBITE COMMUNICATIONS INC and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. She has worked as VP:North American Operations at Progress; VP Sales, Services, and Marketing at DELTEK INC; and CRO and EVP Global Sales at Ipswitch Inc.. Diane studied at Harvard Business School between 1991 and 1991 and University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Heidi Arkinstall joined Globalization Partners in December 2021, as Chief Marketing Officer with responsibility across Brand, Communications, and Product Marketing functions.

Heidi has over 25 years of experience in the global, strategic development of both enterprise and consumer brands in categories including technology, fintech, enterprise software, gaming, entertainment, real estate, travel, and consumer electronics.

With experience in roles on both agency and corporate side marketing, she has worked across brands including IBM, Samsung, PayPal, Electronic Arts and Logitech and has led the development and execution of multi-discipline campaigns across North America, EMEA, LATAM, and Asia Pacific.

Heidi’s focus is on driving meaningful business impact through brand differentiation and building high-functioning, digitally oriented, and analytically driven capabilities that deliver business results. An authentic business leader, she is energized by working with, and developing dynamic people, teams, and organizations.

Heidi was named one of Forbes ‘CMO Next 2021 - Marketers Transforming Business in a Changed World.’ Originally from Sydney, Australia, she holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and Management from the University of New South Wales. She is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jess Dodge is Globalization Partners’ Chief Growth Officer; focused on leading both the Revenue Operations Team and Marketing Organization. Jess joined Globalization Partners in 2019 and is responsible for strategic growth planning and execution. She has led high-performing Sales and Marketing organizations for over 15 years and is establishing and growing Global Sales, Marketing and Operations in North America, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC.

Jess brings extensive experience in all aspects of Revenue including analytics, growth strategy, sales training, waterfall modeling, account-based marketing, digital marketing, compensation planning, customer engagement and more. Jess has been named one of Sales Hacker’s Most Dynamic Woman in Sales and received the Tech Target MVP Award for Marketing Excellence.

Jess holds a Business Degree from Saint Michael’s College in Vermont where she was a 2-sport athlete competing in Field Hockey and Lacrosse. She and her husband enjoy spending time with their children, family and friends.

As Chief Product and Strategy Officer of Globalization Partners, Nat (Rajesh) Natarajan is focused driving the company’s product strategy and vision. He works in close collaboration with President, Bob Cahill to continue to build innovative world-class products that lead the industry.

Nat joined Globalization Partners in March 2022, bringing over 27 years of experience leading global technology and engineering organizations. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Product and Technology at RingCentral, where he led product strategy and a global team of over 3,500 people.

Prior to RingCentral, Nat led the global product and engineering organization at Ancestry as Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer, where he helped transform their product portfolio and business. He pioneered mobile-first experiences as Senior Vice President and Chief Product and Technology Officer at TurboTax, and Vice President of Platform Engineering and Operations at PayPal. He was also one of the early members on the team that founded Travelocity.com.

Nat has a Master of Science degree in industrial engineering from Clemson University and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technology University in India. He is currently a board member of Alliance Data Systems (ADS), TiE Silicon Valley.

Nat is married to Dr. Anu Balakrishnan who is a Chief Medical Officer at a nonprofit focused on Native Americans. He is the proud father of two boys and two dogs (Gigi and Astro). When he is not working, Nat enjoys golf, hiking, traveling and regularly practices yoga and meditation.

Richa has been in Human Resources for the last two decades helping organizations create and unlock their talent strategies, build strong global companies with a purpose and high-performing teams, curate workplaces for talent to thrive, and develop strong and empathetic leadership muscle. Richa joined Castlight Health after serving as an acting Chief People Officer at Zoox where she led Zoox's acquisition into Amazon. Prior to Zoox, she served as Vice President of Human Resources at PayPal and GE Digital, where she oversaw HR for their Product, Technology, Platform, Commercial, Sales and Marketing, and Support organizations. Richa’s expertise and passions include leading organizational design, culture and employee experience, scaling and integrating teams, influencing across organizational boundaries, building competitive compensation, talent acquisition and growth, leadership development, and inclusion practices to shape talent practices and business results. Richa has a Masters degree in Organizational Psychology from India and an MBA from Wright State University, Ohio.

As Chief Financial Officer of Globalization Partners, Simone Nardi is focused on creating value across the company’s financial functional areas collaborating closely with President, Bob Cahill, CEO and Founder Nicole Sahin, and the entire leadership team.

Simone joined Globalization Partners in March 2022, bringing extensive experience in strategic planning, capital markets, investor relations, business development and change management with companies of various sizes, industries, and complexities across the U.S. and internationally. Prior to Globalization Partners, Nardi served as CFO at fuboTV successfully transitioning the organization from a private to a public company. He has also held leadership positions at Scripps Networks Interactive, NBC Universal and General Electric, where he completed multiple leadership development programs.

Originally from Italy, Simone holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration from Bocconi University in Milan, where he graduated summa cum laude, and attended the Harvard Business School Program for Executive Education.