Paul Villella
President & CEO

Paul Villella is the President and CEO of HireStrategy and passionately believes in putting people in their place - as long as it's the right place. Paul's vision for the company is people-centric - building an organization where employees, clients and candidates thrive and truly enjoy what they do while shaping the futures of others. He instills these values throughout the organization as he leads the strategic direction and operational execution of this innovative firm he founded.

After graduating from the University of Virginia with a degree in Economics, Paul worked in the technology industry at DuPont and then management consulting at Booz, Allen & Hamilton. He then managed a staffing company, Source Services (acquired by Kforce during Paul's tenure as Managing Director), from a 12-person to 450-person operation that grew to be the top rated and largest revenue staffing operation in the mid-Atlantic region.

Paul founded HireStrategy in 2000 to provide a consultative and relationship-driven search and consulting experience for candidates and employers alike. A recognized thought leader on economic, workplace and job market issues, Paul is regularly quoted in The Washington Post, The Washington Business Journal, Washington SmartCEO magazine and The Wall Street Journal. He has also been featured on NBC news, Fox news and CNN.

Paul and his executive management team have led HireStrategy to a consistent #1 ranking among staffing firms in the mid-Atlantic region according to The Washington Business Journal. HireStrategy has been honored by Washingtonian magazine as one of the Washington area’s Best Places to Work and as one of America’s 500 fastest-growing firms by Inc. magazine.

Paul serves as a director of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Business Alliance of George Mason University and the Equal Footing Foundation, a not-for-profit after-school program focused on youth development and education.

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