Our Vision: A network of learning communities, working together to educate and support global citizens and the sustainability of our planet.
Global Gateways was founded over twenty years ago by a group of executives and managers of high
technology companies. We are aware of the high human and capital costs of today's
business practices of restructuring and downsizing. We have experienced times when people, working in teams,
produced effective and dramatic results. It occurred to us that when we were part of an effective team,
we also were stimulated, rewarded and had fun, the very things we wanted from our careers in business.
So we formed our company with the specific focus around supporting other people and companies to form effective teams
and learning organizations that could produce the desired outcomes and rewards for their organizations and themselves.
Our Mission: Creating, organizing and facilitating learning communities that bridge public sector, education and business organizations and produce actionable knowledge for the organizations and their members.
We accomplish our mission through successful execution of the below products/services:
Backgrounds of key members of the Global Gateways team:
John Moran is the founder and President of Global Gateways, Inc. Blending more than 35 years experience in industry
as an executive, product developer and project manager and in academia as a course developer/instructor,
John has achieved recognition as a bridge between the academic communities and industry. John's courses at the
Notre Dame de Namur University, UC Berkeley Extension, Univesity of Nevada, Reno and San Jose State Professional Development program reflect
the real life business situations derived from his consulting work with Silicon Valley companies. Additionally, his
academic experience contributes to his ability to create unique collaborative environments that facilitate learning,
sustainable growth and increased productivity for his industry clients.
In all his work, John advocates the importance of learning and systems thinking. Learning is the means to create knowledge. Knowledge is the capacity for effective action in today's world. Systems thinking is the capability to research and understand the relationships and connections between people, organizations and their environments. John believes these concepts are the foundation of personal and organizational growth in the 21st Century and is a Connections member of the Society for Organizational Learning and an associate of Partnerships for 21st Century Skills.
John's expertise has been developed through the organization and management of marketing and sales support functions for three high tech start up companies; as a team leader developing computer systems products and international markets; as a student and teacher in systems thinking; and as a principal consultant with Global Gateways. John is also the founder of the Software Industry Coalition, a non-profit corporation dedicated to improving the effectiveness of relationships, workforce, processes and products of the software industry. John's educational background includes a B.A. in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Golden Gate University and he is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in IT in Education.
Lee Weimer, associate, brings over 27 years of experience working closely with business, education and community leaders throughout the world through chambers of commerce, trade associations and city management. She has been a manager in a local US chamber, a regional manager with the US Chamber of Commerce and has conducted organization development and management education for 10 years with the Center for International Private Enterprise. She is an accomplished speaker, trainer and facilitator. Lee currently works with business, communities and not-for-profits in her own consulting firm: The Weimer Collaborative. Most of Lee’s work centers on teaching and applying the principles of democracy and business to not-for-profit or membership-based institutions. Volunteerism, public-private partnerships and collaboration are all skills that can be learned. She also teaches numerous courses and workshops in Communications, Conflict Management and Team Building. That emphasis has created demand for her teaching and consulting expertise throughout the country, as well as multiple training and assessment projects in Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa and the Middle East including two for the Institute of International Education in Cairo.
Lee’s working philosophy is based on "business as nourishment for life" and the belief that people involved in business enterprises - working together - constitute one of the greatest resources for the benefit of humankind that has ever existed. She is a graduate of George Mason University and the Institutes and Academy of Organization Management at Southern Methodist and Notre Dame Universities respectively.
