Draft:Tomeka Hill

Dr. Tomeka Hill (born in 1973 in Greenwood, SC) is an academic, author, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) of Economics from Cornell University, who is widely considered the preeminent labor economists in the United States. Her published articles and journal studies are widely used in universities and business schools globally. She is a Professor of Statistics at California State University, and Senior Principal of Workforce Strategy and Analytics at Mercer. Dr. Hill-Thomas has a B.S. in Mathematics from Duke University, a M.S. in Statistics from American University and a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University.

Career
Dr. Hill began her career at the US Census Bureau as a Statistician. She then became the Senior Economist at Towers Watson. She was then recruited by AON to be a Senior Data Scientist/Senior Economist. She then went on to be an Economist at Ford Motor Company and Ernst & Young. She is also a Council Board Member for the Data & Marketing Association (DMA) Analytics Leadership.

Published Works

 * “An Ensemble Approach for Predicting Employee Turnover”, working paper, November, 2020.
 * “The Past and Future of Retirement” (with Justin Kear and Alan Parikh), Aon White Paper, September, 2015.
 * “A Business Case for Workers Age 50+”, A report prepared for AARP by Aon Hewitt., 2015.
 * “Converting Traditional Defined Benefit Plans to Hybrid Plans: A Decade of Change” (with Robert Clark and Alan Glickstein), Journal of Retirement. Fall, 2013.
 * “The Great Recession: Slow, Uneven Job Gains Have Not Offset Earlier Steep Job Losses”, Towers Watson Insider, August, 2013.
 * “Analytics Can Reduce Employee Turnover”, Unleash, October 2021

Panels

 * “Charting a Career in Tech and Social Change Amid Economic Uncertainty”, University of Chicago, November 2, 2023.
 * “Virtual Summit: Becoming a Strategic HR Business Partner”, discussion panelist, Hacking HR, October 16, 2023
 * “From Disarray to Delight with People Analytics”, Carib HR Forum, October 5, 2023
 * “Reducing Gender Disparity”, The Spotlight Experience by Discussion Box, March 29, 2023
 * Leveraging on Data and People Analytics to Build an Inclusive Organization”, HR Hacking Inclusion and Belonging Global Conference, February 8, 2023.

Peer Recognition

 * Counselor Excellence Recognition, Ernst & Young, Recognized for outstanding team management excellence, 2018.
 * Honorable Mention Award for Dissertation Competition at Southwestern Social Science Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, 2006
 * Recipient of the Sage Fellowship Award in academic years 2000 – 2003. Fully funded fellowship for PhD students in the Economics program
 * B. E. Wyatt Award for Excellence in Thought Leadership in 2001. Received award for research study on hybrid plans called “The Shift from Traditional Pensions: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Unfolding of a Predictable Surprise”