Rob Bachman has served as the Chief Financial Officer at Qualtrics since January 2019. He joined Qualtrics in September 2013 as our Corporate Controller and was promoted to Director of Finance in April 2015. From August 2003 to September 2013, he served in various roles at Ernst & Young, most recently as a Senior Manager in assurance services. Rob holds an M.S. and B.S. in accounting from Brigham Young University.

Lita Little Giddins is a seeker of truth and a Truth teller. Lita received her undergraduate degree in Socio-cultural Anthropology, and her master's degree in Social Work with an emphasis in Expressive Arts Therapy from Brigham Young University. She also received an AA in Fine Arts from Citrus College in southern California. She is a licensed therapist. Her broad experience in the arts has afforded her the opportunity to present, teach, coach, train, and travel to many parts of the world where she worked closely with diverse populations and continues to do so.  Lita has lived in England as a religious and community volunteer, conducted workshops throughout Europe, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and USA using her expressive talents to lift and inspire others toward growth, wellness, and  peace within themselves, their organizations, and their community. Lita's work experience ranges from working professionally in the performing arts industry (stage, recording, and film) to utilizing her academic degrees to teach and help others to heal, and truly appreciates the opportunities she continues to receive to share those teachings and feelings in written form. Lita is an Associate Vice President of Belonging for the University, and she and her husband, Kevin, have five big little people.

Austin Hansen has over 10 years of experience in Compliance and Ethics work. His work has taken him to Europe, Africa, several locations in Southeast Asia, and multiple locations in Latin America. He has worked in multiple disciplines including, Anti-Corruption/Anti-Bribery, Sanctions, Lobbying and Government Relations, and Responsible Sourcing. He and his wife, Lindsey (Allsop) Hansen, both received Accounting degrees from BYU and they are now raising their five children in Rogers, Arkansas. After BYU, Austin went to the University of Alabama to receive his law degree which he uses as a JAG officer in the Arkansas Army National Guard.

Natalie is the Chief Accounting Officer of Myriad Genetics, where she oversees corporate accounting, tax, procurement, and IT compliance.  Natalie also previously served as the Corporate Controller at Ancestry.com for over eight years and previously worked as a manager in Ernst & Young’s assurance practice in its Salt Lake City office. Natalie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University and a Master’s Degree in Accounting from Utah State University, and is a licensed CPA in the state of Utah.

A former center for the USFL Philadelphia Starrs, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. He helped the Giants to two Super Bowl titles, and later, was the starting center for the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX. He was honored to be selected and played in five Pro Bowls and was recognized as one of the most durable and reliable players of his day. In spite of the extremely physical nature of football, he never missed a game in his 14 seasons playing professional football. As the starting center for 14 seasons professionally and 3 years collegiately, he played a team roll without much attention but always looked to contribute to the success of the team in any way he could. He has taken this philosophy with him in his various endeavors since his playing days to help create a team environment. Wanting to stay productive during the long NFL offseason and with a plan for his post playing career, Mr. Oates took law classes during his off seasons, graduating with honors from Seton Hall Law School.

He attended college at Brigham Young University and was an All-American while there and received his bachelor's degree in accounting. He played in the USFL for the Philadelphia Starrs for three years. He was all-league three years and his team won the league championship twice. Signing with the NY Giants, Mr. Oates was named to the All-Pro team twice and played in three Pro Bowls. He joined the 49ers in 1994, Mr. Oates was selected by his peers to the Pro Bowl two more times.

Going to Law School in offseason while playing professional football allowed him to graduate, pass the bar and being practicing. with the law firm of Ribis, Graham, & Curtin in Morristown NJ where he focused on litigation and real estate tax appeal work. After retiring from football, he both practiced law and worked in the real estate industry where he was a real estate broker. NY Football Jets, American Express, Curtis Wright, iQor, Apos, Fitness and Wellness Professional Services are a partial list of his clients.

He has been President of the NFL Alumni Association since late 2017; a position that allows him to advocate for former players and address physical, mental and career issues that affect former professional football players. He has worked closely with many companies to provide benefits and opportunities for NFL Alumni members.

In addition, Mr. Oates maintains an active role in many services to the community and his Church, including past Chairman of the Hall of Fame of New Jersey, and supporter of the Boy Scouts of America. He was a Board member of the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee, Super Bowl 50. He also served as the Bishop (lay pastor) of the Morristown NJ congregation for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He and his wife, Michelle have three children and four grandchildren and reside in Harding Township NJ.

Christian Parker was born and raised in Western Montana.  Mr. Parker is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where he received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting.

In 2001, Mr. Parker began working for Deloitte & Touche in Portland, Oregon, where he audited public and private companies and was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.

In 2004, Mr Parker was appointed a Special Agent of the FBI.  Mr. Parker was assigned to the White Collar Crime Squad in the FBI's Dallas Field Office where he investigated investment fraud, accounting fraud, bank fraud and mortgage fraud.  While assigned to the Dallas Field Office, Mr. Parker was also assigned a collateral duty as an FBI pilot.

In 2011, Mr. Parker promoted to FBI Headquarters, Criminal Investigative Division, Financial Crimes Section, where he managed complex financial crime investigations in the Midwest region of the United States.  Later, Mr. Parker served in the FBI’s Human Resources Division where he had responsibility for all mid-level leadership promotions for Special Agents.

In 2014, Mr. Parker transferred to the FBI’s Seattle Field Office, Spokane Resident Agency, where he supervised ten Special Agents and three task forces with investigative responsibility over white collar crime, public corruption, violent crime, violent gangs, drug trafficking organizations, crimes against children, weapons of mass destruction, and crimes on three Indian Reservations.

Since 2021, Mr. Parker has investigated complex financial crimes, public corruption, and civil rights in the Spokane Resident Agency.

Bart has over 23 years’ experience consulting clients on complex federal corporate income tax matters, including designing and implementing domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions and tax planning strategies for domestic and multi-national corporations. Prior to coming to Los Angeles, Bart spent 8 years in PwC’s Washington National Tax office as a partner in the mergers and acquisition group. 

Bart has extensive experience with assisting his clients with buy-side and sell-side due diligence, federal corporate income tax planning, obtaining private letter rulings from the IRS, structuring and executing mergers and acquisitions for multi-national corporations and consolidated groups; tax-free spin-offs; bankruptcy and debt restructuring; loss planning; and consulting on general corporate tax matters.  Bart has deep experience in a broad range of industries including advising clients in the private equity, fintech, entertainment and media, technology, medical device, bio-tech and industrial, automotive, food and beverage and consumer products industries with deal values between $5 million to over $70 billion.

Bart is a member of the AICPA and past chair of the AICPA corporations and shareholders tax technical panel. Bart is a graduate of Brigham Young University and a Certified Public Accountant in California.

Scott Thomas, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Mr. Thomas is a Portfolio Manager on the emerging markets and frontier markets research teams. He joined Wasatch Global Investors as a Senior Analyst in 2012.

Prior to joining Wasatch, Mr. Thomas was a vice president at Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York City and worked in equity research for six years. He also worked in the M&A consulting group at KPMG LLP in San Francisco and New York.

In addition to CFA and CPA certifications, Mr. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Brigham Young University.

Scott has also lived in Madagascar and La Reunion, France. He speaks fluent French and has conversational knowledge of Malagasy. He enjoys traveling and is an avid golfer and sports fan.