Dr. Jill Hellman

Biography

Jill Hellman is a global growth strategist, innovator, and international speaker specializing in helping organizations rethink, reimagine, and grow. She has addressed tourism ministers and educators in the Nordic nations and has taken the stage with leaders such as President Obama. Hellman has spoken at a gathering of world leaders in Malta and engaged with the business community in Bulgaria. She has fundraised for private equity on a global scale and has advised a prominent Middle Eastern company on digital retail strategies. Having executed strategic initiatives for a $19 billion retailer in the United States, she has also contributed to growing hospitality investments in Asia. Hellman has served as an external advisor to the global head of innovation at McKinsey & Company. As a keynote speaker, advisor, facilitator, and trainer, she has shared her insights in over 25 countries across Western and Eastern Europe, the Nordic Region, the Middle East, Asia, and both North and South America. Her expertise has been featured in books, blogs, online media, and television news. Jill holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and is a member of the visiting faculty at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, where she teaches "Key Drivers for Making Innovation Happen."

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