"Everything we do at GlobeFlex to run the firm operationally, I pretty much have a hand in. I deal directly with the operations team on portfolio reconciliation for billing and also on the main portfolio accounting for our pooled funds.

Prior to coming to GlobeFlex, I was exposed to very distinctly different money management firms which gives me the perspective to contrast what we have here to more traditional firms. The distinction shows up in how the company is managed and also the philosophy of the role of employees. Here, team members are responsible for their bottom line, meaning they are going to have to come up with better ways of doing things. Whatever your job is, you need to be efficient and responsible for the "product" you are putting out. As a result, it's a much more friendly and open environment. Rather than everything being shot down to the employees, it goes straight up to management so you feel like you are heard, that you have an effect on what happens and how you are able to do your job. The net gain is lots of productivity and no stagnation.

When you are in a firm with layers, it takes six miles to move the huge ship as opposed to a little boat that you can turn around in no time. GlobeFlex works hard to preserve the feeling of flat management for that very purpose, to make sure that everybody really steps up and says, "I'm going to do the job that needs to be done here and I'm going to provide GlobeFlex with everything I can think of that will make life more efficient on a daily basis". So that flexibility is very evident, with technology being a big part of the efficiency. Everything is automated. We have very technically savvy people here, from the investment team to the tech team all the way over to us accountants."