# Jeff Hunter

> Jeff Hunter is the founder and CEO of Talentism, an executive coaching and leadership advisory business established in 2013. A former head of recruiting at Bridgewater Associates, vice president of HR solutions at Dolby and head of talent strategy at Electronic Arts, he develops methods for helping leaders examine assumptions, learn from confusion and design organizations around human potential.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at Talentism
- **Organizations:** Talentism, Dive In, Bridgewater Associates, Dolby Laboratories, Electronic Arts, Euphorion, Employment Engineering, DashNote
- **Education:** BA in Philosophy and History, Occidental College
- **Known for:** Founded Talentism in 2013., Founded Euphorion, acquired by Catenas in 2001., Talentism blog: Recruiting.com Blog of the Year, 2005.

## Career timeline

- **1983-1987** — Attended Occidental College; earned a BA in philosophy and history.
- **2001** — Euphorion, which he founded and led as CEO, was acquired by Catenas.
- **2005** — His Talentism blog won Recruiting.com’s Blog of the Year award.
- **2007** — Launched the Talent Unconference and received ERE.net’s Most Strategic Use of Recruiting Technology award.
- **2009** — Glassdoor introduced him as a blog contributor and vice president of HR solutions at Dolby, following senior HR work at Electronic Arts.
- **Before 2013** — Served as head of recruiting at Bridgewater Associates.
- **2013** — Founded Talentism.
- **2020** — Appeared on episode 74 of The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish.
- **2024** — Appeared on Work For Humans with Dart Lindsley.
- **2026** — Continues as Talentism CEO and founder; listed as a founding partner at Dive In.

## Achievements

- Founded Talentism in 2013.
- Founded Euphorion, acquired by Catenas in 2001.
- Talentism blog: Recruiting.com Blog of the Year, 2005.
- ERE.net Most Strategic Use of Recruiting Technology award, 2007.
- Launched the Talent Unconference in 2007.
- Developed Talentism’s Clarity Methodology, co-authored with Trevor Hunter.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — In a Charity Charge interview, Christina Sass described working with Hunter as an executive coach and applying his approach to role design and delegation.
- **2026-06** — Work For Humans republished its earlier interview with Hunter as Talentism: Building Organizations Around Human Potential; this was a revisited conversation, not a newly recorded interview.

## Links

- Website: https://talentism.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjhunter

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