Our People
The Howard-Sloan-Koller Group (HSK) team is made up of 20 industry professionals, all dedicated to meeting your recruitment and career development needs. Each HSK consultant holds a leadership role within one or several specialty areas, which positions the firm to work with people who truly excel at what they do.
Here are a few of the people who make our business work:
Edward R. Koller, Jr.
President & CEO
Under Ed’s leadership, The Howard-Sloan-Koller Group has established itself as the premier boutique executive search firm in media and advertising, spanning digital, print, information, advertising, and public relations. Ed’s primary role is business development across all areas of the company, as well as oversight of C-level and Board-level searches. He also provides hands-on consultation for media and entertainment companies at all stages of development, including start-up, pre-IPO, pre- and post-M+A, and general high-growth companies. Over the years, he has played critical roles in staffing a wide range of both traditional and nontraditional media enterprises, from well-established, multi-title cross-platform media companies to entrepreneurial pure-play digital startups.
Ed is known by clients and candidates for the direct and energetic style that he brings to the search business. Often working with client companies who are truly ahead of the curve, he is also known for being passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship.
A frequent speaker at industry events on topics related to recruiting, retraining and retention of key employees, Ed is the author of The Hiring Challenge, published by Folio Magazine. He is a member of multiple industry organizations, such as the Magazine Publishers of America, Mobile Marketing Association, American Business Media, Interactive Advertising Bureau and The Advertising Club of New York. Ed is also an active philanthropist. He is currently a trustee of the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and past president of the New York Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.