Sean Carithers, co-founder of GlobalFusion.ai, is a global leader and strategist with a proven ability to drive growth, transformation, and operational efficiency. With extensive experience across organizational functions, Sean has led high-impact business and technology solutions in global B2C, B2B, and B2B2X markets. Known for his client, customer, and employee experience-driven approach, he has successfully managed P&L, M&A integration, digital transformation, and led teams in marketing, sales, customer care, enterprise architecture, and software delivery. Sean is also a passionate advocate for responsible business and AI that enhances and protects the human experience.
Sean’s career spans executive roles at companies like Laser Light Communications, Appen, Teleperformance, and CSG International, where he delivered innovative solutions for some of the world’s largest organizations, including Google, Microsoft, Verizon, Vodafone, and many others. His expertise encompasses AI/ML data services, global data networks, SaaS, GTM transformation, and enterprise architecture. At GlobalFusion.ai, Sean focuses on creating AI-driven solutions that drive meaningful transformation while upholding ethical technology practices in industries worldwide.
Dan Wagner, co-founder of GlobalFusion.ai, brings over 35 years of leadership and consulting experience across the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology sectors. Having held C-level positions at XO Communications and Global Crossing, as well as serving as CEO of CloudSmartz and FastLight.ai, Dan has led transformative initiatives that have shaped industries across North America, LATAM, and EMEA. His expertise in driving innovation and growth enables enterprises to harness advanced technologies like AI to achieve strategic objectives and operational excellence.
With a deep understanding of AI, next-gen network infrastructure, and digital transformation, Dan is uniquely positioned to lead GlobalFusion.ai in its mission to advance ethical and responsible AI use. His commitment to leveraging technology for global good—particularly in emerging markets and underserved communities—drives GlobalFusion.ai’s vision. Dan’s blend of technical insight and business leadership ensures that GlobalFusion.ai not only empowers organizations but also plays a key role in shaping a sustainable and equitable future powered by AI.
Scott, Global Client Engagement, is a strategic business advisor with over 20 years of experience leading customer experience transformations for some of the world’s most recognized brands, such as T-Mobile USA, Dish, EchoStar, Comcast, Google, and many others. Utilizing his deep expertise in managed services, SaaS, AI, BPO, and cloud platforms he excels in aligning business objectives with scalable technology solutions. Throughout his career, Scott has partnered with the largest companies in the telecom, media, and technology industries to architect and implement digital strategies that improve operational efficiency, elevate customer experience, and accelerate revenue growth.
With a client-centric approach and years of managing global partnerships, he is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between business strategy and technological execution. Known for his ability to simplify complexity, Scott utilizes his thoughtful leadership, executive-level collaboration skills, and a relentless focus on the customer to deliver quantifiable outcomes.
Matthew supports executive teams in translating strategy into actionable go-to-market execution—working across brand, messaging, and digital programs at GlobalFusion.ai. With more than 20 years of experience in telecom, SaaS, and AI-driven platforms, he focuses on aligning creative strategy with sales and product objectives to help accelerate responsible innovation.
Earlier in his career, Matthew held roles at Global Crossing, Level 3 Communications, and Earthlink, building a foundation in connectivity and enterprise technology. He later served as Chief Marketing Officer at CloudSmartz, where he helped scale global GTM efforts and launch automation-focused platforms for the telecom sector. In addition to his role at GlobalFusion.ai, Matthew also leads Juniper Team Digital—a collaborative collective that provides fractional marketing and growth services to emerging tech companies. His experience spans startups to mid-sized software firms, with a hands-on approach to branding, digital marketing, partner campaigns, and analyst relations, always focused on turning strategy into measurable results.
Manjeet Dhariwal, co-founder of GlobalFusion.ai, is a seasoned technology leader with over 20 years of experience in executive roles across North America and Asia. As the Chief Technology Officer of CloudSmartz and co-founder of multiple successful IT solutions companies, Manjeet has a proven track record of building high-performance global teams and delivering innovative software solutions. His leadership has driven advancements in SDN/NFV technologies, enabling the industry’s first network-on-demand platform for some of the world’s largest telecommunications providers.
With deep expertise in cloud services, e-commerce, analytics, and business process automation, Manjeet excels at managing complex, large-scale projects. His visionary leadership and customer-centric approach have consistently driven the growth of high-impact ventures. At GlobalFusion.ai, Manjeet is focused on leveraging his technical expertise to create responsible, AI-driven solutions that empower organizations worldwide, particularly in dynamic and emerging markets.
Powering Responsible Innovation
Ashish has been in diverse leadership roles at Google, France Telecom, Tata communications and CtrlS Datacenters covering business & corporate strategy, sales, partnerships, capacity planning, product management and building large scale infrastructure projects & high-performance teams to potentially transform the industries and economies at large. He excels in transforming complex challenges into focused growth solutions by integrating people, processes & technology and achieving ‘Growth Through Differentiation’.
As one of the pioneers of Google’s ‘Global Network Infrastructure’ group, Ashish holds the credentials of leading various global/regional strategic initiatives to build a state-of-the-art network and infrastructure projects (worth a few billion dollars) across various continents including being the driving force behind the build of IAX & MIST cable systems. As Director of Global Network Infrastructure at Google, he founded and orchestrated a multi-disciplinary team to build a new line of business with a potential to generate a few billion dollars in revenue.
Ashish’s market shaping activities include, founding managed optical fiber network (MOFN) model for developing markets (common industry practice globally by now), founder of France Telecom’s business in India & South-East Asia growing business to 20x over 7 years, being one of the founders of the telco interconnect regime in India and Opening/shaping up various markets in across the globe driving a few Billion dollar worth of investments covering Data Centers, Undersea Cables, Fiber and Telecom Networks.
Ashish holds bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering and masters degree in marketing management. He has worked & lived in Europe, APAC & Americas being well versed with cultural & diversity needs to build global teams & businesses.
