Dr. Janice L. Hilliard is President & CEO of Hilliard Solutions, an education and sports consultancy firm that helps professionals help athletes succeed by providing career, consulting, and curriculum services. She is the creator of the annual Women in Athlete Development Symposium & Networking Event that assists women with entering, advancing, and transitioning into the field of athlete development. Dr. Hilliard spent fifteen years at the National Basketball Association where she was most recently Vice President of Player Development. She was previously an Associate Director of Athletics at the University of Houston and the University of North Carolina. She is a member of the Professional Association of Athlete Development Specialists, Alliance of Social Workers in Sports, Michigan State University College of Business Sports Management Advisory Board, and the Georgetown University NIL Task Force. A proud recipient of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Founders Award and National Girls and Women in Sports Day Award, she is also an Adjunct Professor at Michigan State University and Georgetown University and a published author.