GLOBAL PEOPLE STRATEGIST - Key Persons


Daniel Mendieta - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Co - Founder
  • Member of the GPS Leadership Team
Before co-founding Global People Strategist, Daniel served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), where he led both the recruitment efforts as well as the human resource management for the 700+ domestic and international CHAI employees. Daniel also spent 8 years working for Peace Corps in recruitment and training efforts across Russia, Dallas, as well as Washington, D.C. In addition, he has founded and sold several start-up companies in the IT industry. Daniel graduated from the University of Texas with a Masters in International Management, and also has an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts from Texas A&M.

Jeffrey Licht - CTO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • CTO
  • Member of the GPS Leadership Team
Jeffrey has been building customer facing web applications for over twenty years. Past projects that he's led include the creation of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), the rebuild and redesign of two top UK newspaper websites (the Times and the Sun), and the online storefront for Staples.com. Jeffrey has lived and worked in the Dominican Republic, Peru, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Yale University.

Priya Licht - Founder, President

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Member of the GPS Leadership Team
  • President
Prior to developing Global People Strategist, Priya was the Chief Human Resources Officer at the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), building the HR department from the ground up for an international employee base of 700+ people across 25+ countries. She has also spent several years working in London, New Delhi and the U.S. building HR departments for Fortune 1000 companies. Priya has a Master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a Bachelor's from Mount Holyoke College.