About Jason Hanold

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Jason Hanold is co-managing partner and CEO of Hanold Associates. He focuses on Chief HR Officer, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and diverse Board Director searches for organizations of all sizes, including start-up, mid-size, and enterprise organizations. Mr. Hanold’s client roster includes Abercrombie & Fitch, American Airlines, Apollo, Biogen, Big Ten Conference, Blackstone, Carnival Corp., ClubCorp, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Domino’s Pizza, eBay, Electronic Arts, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Fiat-Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, Fossil, Global Foodbanking Network, Gucci, Human Rights First, Kellogg, Kohler, L Catterton, Live Nation Entertainment, Major League Baseball, McDonald’s, Moderna, National Football League, The New York Times Company, Nike, Northwestern University, Patagonia, REI, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, SC Johnson, Tom Brady’s TB12, TPG, Under Armour, Vail Resorts, Wikimedia, and Zoom, among many others.

Prior to founding Hanold Associates, Jason Hanold served as a managing director with Russell Reynolds Associates. He led the company’s Global Human Resources Officer Practice and was a member of the Board of Directors and CEO Practices.

Before Russell Reynolds Associates, Mr. Hanold directed Global Talent Acquisition for Whirlpool Corporation. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Recruiting with McKinsey & Company. He was responsible for direct-elect partner hiring and operated out of the firm-wide headquarters in New York. Prior to McKinsey, he was the Americas Director of Global Leadership Recruiting at Deloitte. Mr. Hanold started his career with State Farm Insurance.

Jason Hanold serves on the National Advisory Council for Big City Mountaineers, where he was a two-term board member and Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee. He also sits on the Leadership Council of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and serves as a Team USA Athlete Mentor for the U.S. Olympic Committee. He has lifetime memberships with the Association of Talent Acquisition Professionals as well as the Sierra Club, and is also a member of the SAG-AFTRA union and the NAACP.

Currently, Mr. Hanold is pursuing his Ed.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on neuroaesthetic ties to experiencing the art of great leadership. He earned his master’s degree from Northwestern University and bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University.

Mr. Hanold is based in Kenilworth, Illinois, and Jackson, Wyoming. His wife, Neela Seenandan, is co-CEO of Hanold Associates. The couple has four children. In his free time, Mr. Hanold enjoys cycling, mountaineering, and outdoor adventure.

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