Management

Global Vision Group, a California C-corporation, is led by a team of reknowned experience and professional integrity.

Executive Team

GVGroup's executive team leads over a dozen principals, consultants and associates with deep expertise in banking and payments to deliver expert, intelligent service.

Dr. Thomas A. Layman is the founder of Global Vision Group and serves as its president and chief executive. Tom oversees all client engagement and management.

Scott Davis and Chris Eltiste head the group's profitability benchmarking and efficiency enhancement practice.

Vinod Zalpuri, principal, heads plays a lead role in the group's business and risk strategy practice.

Jim Tylenda, principal, heads the marketing practice.

Michael McNally, principal, heads the product practice.

John Seddon, principal, heads the IT practice

Please see our Experts page for more information on our principals and consultants.

Advisory Board

To lend a range of experienced outside perspectives on the rapidly changing world of payments, GVGroup has assembled and relies on an expert advisory board:

Ken Crone, Former SVP and Head Issuer Risk Management, Visa USA, San Francisco, California

Duncan MacDonald, Former Chief Counsel, Citibank Credit Card Services, New York, New York

Ralph Mueller, Former Head of Credit Policy and Risk, Bank One, Chicago, Illinois

Ronald Schmidt, Former EVP, Interchange and Financial Research, Visa USA, San Francisco, California

Michael Staten, Professor and Director of the Georgetown Credit Research Center, Washington, DC

William Stewart, Consultant with Accenture, and formerly EVP and COO, Visa USA, San Francisco, California