Leila Pourhashemi

Leila Pourhashemi currently serves as CIO and Senior Vice President at G-P/Globalization Partners, focusing on enabling companies to hire globally and efficiently. Leila is also a member of Chief.com, a network dedicated to advancing women in leadership roles. Previously, Leila held the position of CIO and Vice President of Technology Business Operations at Blackhawk Network, achieving significant productivity improvements during the pandemic. Leila's extensive experience includes leadership roles at Ancestry, Intuit, eBay for Business, PayPal, LeapFrog, Nuance Communications, and Sun Microsystems, characterized by a consistent focus on operational excellence, innovation acceleration, and team empowerment. Leila earned a Bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley.