Our People

CO-Founder, Board Member

Robert Levering believes that any company can become a great workplace and wants to work with others who share that aspiration. He co-founded Great Place to Work^® Institute in 1992 with Amy Lyman after having written 8 books

Global Chief Executive Officer, Board Member

Jose Tolovi, Jr. is the Global CEO of Great Place to Work^®. He is an Engineer with a Doctoral degree in management and spent several years teaching graduate courses in management. José Tolovi worked for IBM, Editora Abril and

Board Member

Jose Antonio Yazigi is a member of the board of directors at Great Place to Work^® Institute, Inc.  He has partnered extensively with major corporations throughout the United States and Latin America in both consulting and business development

Chief Executive Officer, United States; Board Member

Susan Lucas-Conwell is Chief Executive Officer at Great Place to Work^®.  An accomplished business leader, Susan provides keen perspective on how building and maintaining great workplace culture drives business success.

Co-Founder and Researcher/Writer

Amy Lyman was a co-founder of the Great Place to Work^® Institute.  During her tenure she developed the Institute’s consulting services in the United States, and oversaw the finance, legal and operational activities of the entire organization.

Vice President for Global Business Development

Michael Burchell, Ed.D. is Vice President, Global Business Development at the Great Place to Work Institute, Inc.  A member of the corporate team, Michael oversees business development of multinational clients across the affiliate network, and supports affiliate growth and development world-wide.

Antonieta Cinquini is a senior advisor at Great Place To Work® Institute, helping affiliates around the world to achieve their objectives. She has been with Great Place to Work since its opening in Brazil in 1997 by helping organizations to improve their work environments.

Chief Information Officer

Amber Diehl is the Chief Information Officer at Great Place to Work^®, ensuring technology strategy, application development and systems operations support our affiliates to fulfill our mission and our clients to become great

Senior Research Partner & Senior Consultant

Marcus Erb is a Senior Research Partner and Senior Consultant. With a background in psychology, Marcus has spent nine years with Great Place to Work^®, working closely with companies to understand and improve their workplaces. He currently

Global Business Operations and Communications Manager

Lexi Gibson is the Global Business Operations and Communications Manager for the corporate team. She started her career with Great Place to Work^® in 2009 when she moved back to the States from Paris.

As the Project Coordinator for the Great Place to Work Institute’s Global Training Team, Jacob Goldstein assists in the development and rollout of an interactive training program series to clients and worldwide affiliates.

Chief Financial Officer

Harald Hansen is the CFO at Great Place to Work^®. He came to Great Place to Work from the technology industry and banking before that, with experiences in strategic planning, financial analysis, treasury, management reporting, accounting,

Senior Technical Business Analyst

Angeli Ho is a Senior Technical Business Analyst at Great Place to Work. Her passion is to provide innovative solutions to improve business efficiency. Thus she is very excited to have a role to work with business clients to understand their needs and to work with technical teams to design and implement solutions.

Communications Director, EMEA

Bob Lee is Communications Director  with responsibility for Europe, Middle East, and Asia. His primary role is to represent Great Place to Work^® at conferences, workshops and higher-level training interventions throughout these regions.

Director of Business Development, EMEA

Lydie is Director of Business Development, EMEA for Great Place to Work^®. Lydie has spent the past year advising Great Place to Work in France on business development matters.

Vice President, Knowledge Development

Sarah Lewis-Kulin is Vice President of Knowledge Development at Great Place to Work^®. She joined the company in its early years in 2000, and has contributed to its rapid growth in the last decade by playing leadership roles in the development of

GLOBAL DATA SPECIALIST

Lorena Martinez is the Global Data Specialist at the global headquarters of Great Place to Work® Institute in San Francisco. She holds a B.A. in Organizational Psychology and has an HR consultant background in Multinational companies.

GLOBAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Ann first joined Great Place to Work® back in 1999 while she was finishing her MBA. During this time she helped build the global business, launching Best Companies lists in more than 30 new countries. Her last position at the company in 2005 was Vice President, International Operations.

Global Marketing Officer

Charles Pelton is the Global Marketing Officer at Great Place to Work^®. A journalist and event producer by training, Charles is also a moderator, facilitator, editor and writer -- not only in the fields of human resources and organizational development,

Product Director for Global Training

As Product Director for Global Training, Erika oversees the design and development of workshops and training programs that help companies transform their workplace culture, and she is responsible for ensuring excellence in program delivery by