The People Behind the Platform
Operators, Engineers & Humanitarian Insiders
We didn't build GPS from a whiteboard. We built it from lived experience inside the world's largest supply chains, compliance offices, UN agencies, and charitable warehouses.
Core Leadership
The Founding Team
Deep operator expertise from the enterprise institutions that shaped modern supply chain, compliance, and AI infrastructure.
Eric Hiles
President & CEO
Eric architected over $280M in verifiable supply chain outcomes for enterprise clients at Celonis, SAP Ariba, and JPMorgan — optimizing the Procure-to-Pay workflows GPS now brings to the charitable sector. His decade of customer success leadership in SaaS and ERP gives GPS a rare edge: a CEO who has sat inside the operations rooms of the world's most demanding logistics organizations, and now applies that institutional knowledge to prove that generosity can be as transparent and measurable as any Fortune 500 supply chain.
Nora Hiles
Chief Operating Officer
Nora brings operational and data privacy leadership earned inside three of the most scrutinized institutions in global commerce — PayPal, Apple, and Walmart. At each, she navigated the intersection of compliance, banking, and scale that most startups never encounter. That experience now powers GPS's integrated banking infrastructure and the audit-ready data governance that donors, regulators, and FEMA require. Nora ensures that every dollar tracked on the platform meets the trust standards of institutional finance.
Eric Forst
Chief Marketing Officer
Eric has a 20-year track record of turning complex technology into revenue — reaching #1 SaaS sales executive globally at Visible Technologies (AI-powered analytics, acquired by Cision) and closing $100M+ in enterprise contracts at AgileOne. A blockchain pioneer since 2014, he co-founded TESTD, a multi-device blockchain platform for verified health records. At GPS, he translates the platform's technical depth into donor trust, partner growth, and the market narrative that distinguishes us from every clipboard in the sector.
Matjaz Kotnik
Chief Technology Officer
Matjaz has spent 10+ years at the frontier of AI and blockchain infrastructure — most recently as Co-founder & CTO of Blocksee, where he built a chain-agnostic blockchain data platform on AWS that cut load times by over 25%. Physics-trained at the University of Ljubljana, he approaches every engineering decision with rigorous precision. He designed and built the GPS platform from the ground up — its real-time AI scanning, tamper-proof ledger, and offline-ready architecture are all his.
Operations, Technology & Global Reach
Extended Team & Advisors
On-the-ground operators and global experts who ensure GPS works at scale — in the field, in enterprise stacks, and across international aid networks.
Nathan Cooper
Pilot Operations Lead, MBA
Nathan is the Director of GCU CityServe — GPS's inaugural pilot partner and the largest faith-based charitable warehouse deployment in the country. Under his leadership, the 88,000 sq ft Phoenix warehouse has distributed over $8.5M in goods to more than 18,000 Arizona families, sourcing directly from Walmart, Amazon, and Costco. Nathan manages the live GPS deployment end-to-end, and his operational feedback shapes every feature the platform ships.
Paul Peissner
Enterprise Technology Advisor
Paul is a rare bridge between enterprise-grade engineering and humanitarian mission. With previous experience in the Silicon Valley technology sector and his current work in the humanitarian space, he brings deep expertise in Blockchain, Web3, Zero-Knowledge Proofs, DevOps, and Value Stream Management. His experience aligning technology investments with mission outcomes directly informs how GPS structures partner implementations and nonprofit rollout strategies. Paul generously donates his time to advise GracePoint Solutions on technology strategy, platform scalability, and nonprofit deployment initiatives.
Magnus Magnusson
Global Humanitarian Advisor
Magnus brings 15+ years inside the United Nations system — as Head of Business Development at UNCDF, Director at multiple UNESCO regional offices, and Head of Government Relations for Northern Europe at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He managed a $150M infrastructure portfolio across East and West Africa, and his thesis focused on microfinance in rural Laos. Magnus ensures GPS's inclusive financial infrastructure is grounded in how aid actually flows in the world's most underserved markets.