Hilda Harris Piell

Hilda Harris Piell serves as the Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Managing Director at CME Group, a global markets company that has expanded its reach into the iGaming/gambling industry through a partnership with FanDuel. In this role, she is responsible for strategically attracting, retaining, and developing talented employees, overseeing benefits, compensation, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, professional development, and recruiting functions. She works closely with the CME Group Management Team to ensure the company develops its employees' talents to promote value creation for shareholders [cite: 1 (previous search results), 1].

Piell joined CME Group in 2000, initially as Associate Director & Assistant General Counsel. She advanced through various positions of increasing responsibility within the Legal Department, eventually becoming Managing Director & Senior Associate General Counsel [cite: 1, 1 (previous search results)]. During her time in the legal department, she played key roles in the negotiation and completion of significant strategic initiatives, including FXMarketSpace™, Swapstream®, and Liquidity Direct. She also led important integration planning efforts during the CME/CBOT merger [cite: 1, 1 (previous search results)].

In August 2007, Piell was appointed Managing Director and Chief Organizational Development Officer, succeeding E. Beth Keeve. This role evolved into her current position as Chief Human Resources Officer [cite: 1, 1 (previous search results)]. Prior to her extensive career at CME Group, Piell gained experience as Associate Commercial Counsel for MCI Worldcom, Inc. [cite: 1, 1 (previous search results)].

Academically, Hilda Harris Piell is highly accomplished, having earned a bachelor's degree in political science with high distinction from the University of Michigan. She furthered her education at the *University of Michigan Law School, where she received her JD degree, cum laude*** [cite: 1 (previous search results), 1]. Her background in law and her subsequent leadership in human resources have been instrumental in her contributions to CME Group's organizational development and strategic initiatives.