What is your imperative?
To be certain that you create a competitive advantage and drive organizational excellence, by encompassing all aspects of talent delivery and value creation.
Who are we and what do we offer?
We are transformative, data-driven and insight-oriented offering exclusive fast access to every aspect of talent value creation for optimal human capital results.
What do we stand for?
The future-forward business model that intersects strategy with human capital to promptly take the uncertainty out of the decision-making process.
Why should you care?
Primary information is power; the power of conviction and confidence in making the right business decisions and ensuring all aspects of talent delivery are met.
In today’s fiercely competitive landscape, securing a competitive advantage hinges on attracting, nurturing, and retaining top talent. Success lies in seamlessly integrating people, processes, and technologies better than competitors. Considering cultural assets as critical, data from 1,400 M&A deals reveals that cultural issues cause 30% of transactions to miss financial targets. Hence, the core goal of talent intelligence is to generate “forensic insight” – investigating future sources of change affecting a merged organization’s competitive standing. This insight blends hard data on acquired organizations’ human structures with nuanced intelligence on management styles, commitment levels, and adaptability of existing cultures. Rigorous talent intelligence mitigates confirmation bias and exposes blind spots, vital for safeguarding successful deals.
GMiQ offers unparalleled expertise in effective strategies from diverse organizational experiences, providing invaluable, proprietary talent-intelligence tools to clients.
Our Leadership
Gayle Mattson
CEO, Mattson and Company
Gayle Mattson is an esteemed figure in corporate governance and executive recruitment, with a career spanning prominent roles at leading executive search firms. She spent over nine years as Executive Vice President and Global Head of the Board & CEO Practice at the fifth largest U.S.-based global search firm. Earlier, at Korn/Ferry International, she rose to Senior Client Partner in New York, where she made significant contributions to the Global Corporate Directors and CEO Practices. Mattson’s board experience includes strategic roles in recruiting and rebuilding boards for Fortune 500 companies, as well as establishing boards for pre-IPO and spin-off firms. Her notable assignments encompass companies like United Technologies, Lockheed Martin, and AstraZeneca, among others. She has also led high-profile executive searches for CFOs and CEOs across midcap to Fortune 100 companies. She is active on the Board of several community senior organizations and serves as an International Advisory Board Member for Hand In Hand International, a micro-economic development program serving India, Afghanistan, China and South Africa.
Richard Stein
Founder & Co-Head, GMiQ
Richard is a Co-Head of GMiQ, with a distinguished career focused on supporting C-Suite executives in global financial services organizations. He is recognized as a top advisor in talent acquisition, development, and retention across the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. Richard’s expertise spans banking, wealth management, risk, and capital markets. Throughout his career, he has led search and competitive intelligence assignments for major corporations, investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, and alternative investment firms worldwide. Richard is driving innovation in human talent management through GMiQ’s proprietary technologies, integrating research and recruiting for strategic advantage. His approach includes real-time intelligence gathering via a unique talent acquisition platform and original primary research with market leaders on trends, challenges, key performers, and competitor benchmarking. Previously, Richard served as Chief Growth Officer at The Options Group and held senior leadership roles at Caldwell Partners and Sheffield Haworth. He founded Futures International in 1999, leading it through a merger with Whitney Group until 2003, and later served as Senior Client Partner at Korn/Ferry International.
Michael Barriere, PhD
Co-Head, GMiQ
Mike is a seasoned executive with a diverse background across industries including aerospace, nuclear, education, banking, insurance, retail, and consulting, having held senior roles at Fortune 100 companies like Walmart, Alcoa, NY Life, Citigroup, and Northrup Grumman. With over 30 years of experience, he specializes in building talent and leadership capabilities to drive business value and profitability. Mike focuses on aligning talent strategies with business outcomes, collaborating closely with Boards, CEOs, and executive teams in both public and private sectors. During his tenure at McKinsey, where he led the global talent-to-value platform, Mike ensured top teams were aligned with strategic goals and critical roles were filled with the best-fit talent across 50+ companies. At Walmart, as Chief Talent Officer, he coached executives and accelerated the development of future leaders, significantly enhancing the pool of candidates for key roles. As CHRO at Alcoa, Mike pioneered predictive analytics linking executive compensation to metrics like employee engagement, diversity, safety, and sustainability
Mary Schmeltzer
Co-Head, GMiQ
Mary brings over 25 years of expertise in C-Suite executive search and senior-level advisory roles, specializing in Board and CEO leadership assignments. Her career highlights include senior roles at Heidrick & Struggles in New York City, where she led challenging initiatives within the Financial Services Team. At Bialecki and Whitehead Mann, she served as Head of Operations and Director of Research. As CEO of Schmeltzer Consulting, Mary directed numerous consulting projects over a decade, focusing on new business startups, M&A due diligence, operational efficiency, corporate reorganization, and talent recruitment. She successfully managed over 170 client engagements, strengthening relationships with global corporations and financial institutions across industries like Consumer, Pharma, Biotech, Industrial, Real Estate, and TMT. Mary’s financial services expertise spans investment and corporate banking, private equity, asset management, and wealth management. She has collaborated extensively with boutique and middle-market firms, family offices, regional banks, private equity, hedge funds, and investment management companies.