Ben Hill leads People and Culture for CNN and the Warner Bros. Discovery CFO organization. Prior to this role, he led HR for the company’s Studios division, the group that consists of the company’s content-focused teams including Warner Bros. Pictures Group, HBO, Warner Bros. Television Group, DC, and the Max streaming service. He is responsible for developing and executing talent strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization. He also led the Production HR team responsible for HR support of 50,000+ production workers across hundreds of global Warner Bros. Discovery TV and film productions.

Previously, Hill led People Development and Organizational Effectiveness for WarnerMedia with responsibilities for global executive, organizational, and employee development, strategic workforce planning, performance management, and the company’s HR efforts surrounding culture, engagement, and employee experience.

Prior to that, Hill was Senior Vice President of Talent Management and HR Strategy for Turner Broadcasting. In that capacity, Hill was responsible for the development and execution of enterprise-wide HR strategy. He led all HR specialist functions for the company, including people development, talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, total rewards, culture and engagement, corporate responsibility, government affairs, global mobility, and HR technology and operations.

Hill also served as the Human Resources Director for Turner Sports and Turner Content Distribution where he worked as a business partner focused on strategic client consultation. Prior to that, as Director of Workplace Initiatives, he was responsible for supporting CNN Worldwide in the areas of employee engagement, diversity, development, and communications.

Hill joined Turner in 2003 as an administrative coordinator in CNN’s Washington, DC Bureau, and relocated to Atlanta in 2008 to manage business administration across multiple regions.

Prior to his work for Turner, he served as a finance director for a US Congressional campaign in North Carolina. From 1999-2002, he taught English literature at Charlotte Country Day School, and was awarded the school’s distinguished instructor award in 2002.

Hill earned a BA in English literature from Dartmouth College that included study at the University of Glasgow in Scotland and Université de Lyon in France. He traveled extensively throughout Europe before beginning his career.

In addition to his responsibilities at Warner Bros. Discovery, Hill currently serves on the board of trustees of Eckerd Connects. He is the past chair of the Theatrical Outfit board of trustees and past chair of the Ron Clark Academy board of trustees. Additionally he is a past board member of the High Museum of Art, the Woodruff Arts Center Education Council and the Emma Bowen Foundation.