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Hannah James

Hannah is a partner in True’s Consumer, CEO, Board and Go-to-Market Practices. At True, she focuses on searches spanning a range of functional areas—from strategic P&L ownership (CEO, President, CRO) to complex operations (COO, Supply Chain).

Hannah joined the firm after five years at Uber, where she was a founding member of the talent acquisition team and helped to scale the company from 500 to 20,000 employees. She started her career at Teach For America, where she held numerous roles and helped to build out the organization’s first executive search team.

Hannah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Trinity College. She resides in Westport, CT with her husband and son.

Snapshot

  • Nearly a decade of in house talent acquisition experience
  • Started her career as a middle school special education teacher with Teach For America
  • Grew up in Memphis, TN and Connecticut but now lives in the New York City area

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The Team

  • Brad Stadler co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true search Haddonfield (HQ)
  • Joe Riggione co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true technologies Haddonfield (HQ)
  • Josh Withers Founder & GM, Platform and North America Search Operations San Francisco
  • Kate Vanek Global Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer London
  • Sam McGrath GM, EMEA & APAC London
  • Lucinda Duncalfe EVP, True Technologies & GM, Thrive, AboveBoard & Jopwell New York

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