About Us
Hill Golnick Advisors is a talent advisory firm that specializes in partnering with investment firms and their portfolio companies across the deal cycle.
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We serve as an extension of deal, portfolio operations, and executive teams to cut through complexity and build talent solutions that lead to outsized performance and value creation.
Our Differentiators
Track record of working with or for the most successful investment firms in the world
Deep understanding of the investment thesis and what that practically means for the talent strategy
Data-driven and action-oriented, using robust scientific methodology whilst leaving participants with a positive experience
Lean and nimble, with an ability to tailor our approach and move fast to meet each firm’s needs
Our Solutions
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We meet our clients where they are, determining bespoke solutions at an individual, team, and organizational level, to achieve the following objectives.
Meet Our Team
The idea to build Hill Golnick Advisors was born six years ago when Jill and Jen started working together. This power duo quickly realized how to harness their collective capabilities to build and scale a business, with a philosophy centered on performance and impact.
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Jill and Jen are known for their sharp judgment and insights, focus on pace and excellence, relentless drive, and quick wit. Their ability to quickly establish trust, walk into any room with credibility, and remain accessible enables clients to feel consistently confident in how they partner and what they deliver. Their track record with clients reflects deep, long-standing relationships that persist to this day.
Jill Hill, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Dr. Jill Hill is a seasoned leadership strategist and executive coach with 25+ years of experience. She works globally at the senior-most levels of businesses to help clients drive positive, transformational change. Jill is a key partner to some of the world’s most successful alternative asset management firms, specializing in Private Equity. She collaborates closely with investors, boards, and CEOs, with a proven track record in solving complex talent and organizational challenges.
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Jill’s distinguished career includes being the Global Head of Advisory Solutions at Modern Executive Solutions, Head of People for Citadel’s Global Fixed Income and Global Credit businesses, Head of Private Equity at YSC Consulting, and Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. During her academic tenure, Jill pursued a robust research agenda focused on identifying and mitigating bias in traditional approaches to personality and cognitive ability assessment.
Jill earned her BA in Psychology and MA in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University in Maryland, followed by a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology at the University of Oklahoma. She completed her post-doctoral residency at Cornell University and is a licensed counseling psychologist in the State of New York.
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Beyond her professional endeavors, Jill shares her life with her wife and two dachshunds, splitting their time between Manhattan and the Hudson Valley. A passionate lover of the outdoors, Jill engages in activities like paddle boarding, gardening, and golf.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Jen Golnick
Jen is a trusted partner to investment firms and their portfolio companies to diagnose talent challenges and identify bespoke solutions at an individual, team, and organizational level. With a deep understanding of the investment thesis, she specializes in codifying the required leadership capabilities to accelerate value creation, hiring and building effective teams, and supporting leaders’ development.
Previously, Jen was Talent Lead for Point72 Private Investments, where she built the talent strategy for their inaugural private equity fund and led strategic talent initiatives in service of all investment strategies, including private equity, growth equity, early stage ventures, as well as internally. She started her career in consulting, first in Deloitte’s Human Capital practice then YSC’s Private Equity practice.
Jen obtained her BA in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and her MA in Industrial / Organizational Psychology from Roosevelt University. She is certified in Hogan Assessments and completed intensive training through the College of Executive Coaching.
Originally from the Chicagoland area, she now lives in San Francisco with her partner and two furry canine children. While more of an indoor gal, she does her best to explore all that the Bay Area has to offer. Wine tasting outside counts, right?
Contact
Reach out via email or form to discuss how we could potentially partner. We look forward to hearing from you.