Hillary Widlitz is an investor, operator and advisor with more than 15 years of experience working across real estate, investing, hospitality and business strategy.

Most recently, Hillary was a Managing Director at Greystar, one of the world's largest real estate investment managers and operators. During nearly a decade with the firm, she held leadership roles across acquisitions and asset management, ultimately overseeing teams and investment activity across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

Throughout her career, Hillary has evaluated and executed more than $1 billion of real estate transactions and has worked across the full lifecycle of an investment, from strategy and underwriting through execution and asset management.

Her experience extends well beyond investment decisions. As a senior leader, Hillary has built and led teams, hired and developed talent, worked across functions and global geographies and helped organizations navigate periods of growth and change.

Earlier in her career, Hillary worked in hospitality strategy and development at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, in advisory at LRA by Deloitte and in financial services at JPMorgan.

She holds a B.S. from Cornell University's Nolan School of Hotel Administration and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Why HBW Consulting?

HBW Consulting grew out of Hillary's experience being the person inside the room responsible for making the decision.

Over the course of her career, she saw that many of the hardest questions facing businesses are not purely financial, organizational or strategic. They are a combination of all three.

HBW Consulting was created to provide leaders with an experienced, independent thought partner who can quickly understand the issue, ask the right questions and help turn ambiguity into action.