Senior Advisor | TPG Capital

Experience Highlights

Hilary Schneider is currently a Senior Advisor for TPG Capital. Prior to this role, Schneider was executive vice President Yahoo!, Americas, where she was responsible for Yahoo!'s North, Central and South American business including advertising sales, partnerships and programming. Schneider reports directly to Yahoo!'s CEO Carol Bartz. Schneider, who joined Yahoo! in 2006, previously led the company's U.S. region, Global Partner Solutions and Local Markets and Commerce divisions.

Prior to Yahoo!, Schneider held senior leadership roles at Knight Ridder, Inc. where she was CEO of Knight Ridder Digital before moving to co-manage the company's overall newspaper and online business. Before joining Knight Ridder, Schneider served as president and CEO of Red Herring Communications, overseeing Red Herring Magazine, RedHerring.com and Red Herring's events unit. She also held a number of roles at Times Mirror including president and CEO of Times Mirror Interactive and General Manager of the Baltimore Sun. Prior to her role at Times Mirror, Schneider was vice president of Corporate Finance at Drexel Burnham Lambert.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN) and LogMeIn, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOGM), Primedia, and Water.org and is a member of the Unilever Global Marketing Advisory Board.

Commitment to Water.org

"I became involved with Water.org because of the innovative solutions it employs to enable thousands of people around the world to have access to clean water and adequate sanitation. I am excited to help more people gain access to the two most basic needs we all have as humans."

Education

B.A., Economics, Brown University

M.B.A., Harvard Business School