Marva Bailer is an innovator, a storyteller, a connector, and a fearless female tech leader who is never afraid to
disrupt the status quo. As a purpose-driven executive with 20 years of leading billion-dollar teams for global
businesses, she embodies servant leadership and a growth mindset through mentorship, experimentation, and the
intersection of purpose and passion. In Marva’s book, Be Unexpected, she encourages curiosity, courage,
confidence, and a spirit for leaders to collaborate with others in a positive environment that creates mutual trust,
higher engagement, innovation, and deeper relationships. In her role at Globality, she collaborates with CIO's,
CFOs, and CPO's cross- function business teams, to innovate indirect spend through autonomous sourcing
technology that leverages sophisticated and generative AI to deliver savings, better outcomes, and data driven
decision making. With a lens on increasing access to a diverse supplier community.
Marva holds degrees from the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. She is the recipient of the
2023 World Changers Award, was recognized by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) as “Leader of the
Year for Large Enterprise,” and was a finalist for Women in Tech's (WIT) “Women of the Year.”