Meet Our Leadership Team

Gottfried Oddoye is the Co-founder and Owner of Vitalis. Before Vitalis, Gottfried was a Controller at Soros Fund Management, a fund with over $30 billion in assets under management in New York City. Preceding Gottfried’s role as Controller, he served as a consultant for a national CPA firm. Gottfried spent the first five years of his career performing financial service audits – initially at EY, within the Financial Services Office in New York City, and later at Barclays Capital, also based in New York City. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of North Florida and a master’s in accountancy from the University of Notre Dame. 

Gloria Oddoye is the Co-founder/Owner and Chief Financial Officer at Vitalis, where she manages the company’s finances and is also a director responsible for corporate strategy and direction of the firm. Before Vitalis, Gloria spent ten years at EY and Deloitte performing financial statement audits and attestations. Outside of work, Gloria loves to travel (especially throughout the Caribbean) and enjoys tennis and working out. Gloria is a Certified Public Accountant with a Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of North Florida.

John Brennan is the Chief Strategy Officer at Vitalis. In the role, John directs the long-term strategy around Vitalis’s services and pricing. John additionally leads Vitalis’s strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions efforts. John was the President and CEO of Presidential Express Trucking, Inc. and Presidential Express Warehouse & Distribution – a company he recently sold.

John joined Vitalis as one of the company’s first directors, working on Vitalis’s go-to-market strategy and business operations. During John’s time at Vitalis, the company has grown from a startup to a well-capitalized firm.

John holds a degree from St. Peter’s College and served in the U.S. Army for three years. Following his service, John transitioned to Airline operations and ended his service as the director of operations overseeing three airports.