Milana L. Hogan is the Chief Legal Recruiting & Professional Development Officer at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she has worked since 2006. Her responsibilities include the administration and oversight of all lawyer development programs, including the formal assignment systems, mentoring programs, upward and downward performance evaluations, as well as all aspects of the firm’s worldwide recruiting efforts.  Prior to joining Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Milana worked in the New York office of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, and before that in the New York office of Milberg LLP.   Milana is an active member and presenter at the National Association for Law Placement, Inc. (NALP) and currently sits on the Board of the Professional Development Consortium.  She also serves as a liaison to the American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession and she is the Co-Chair of the Grit Project.

She received her B.A. in Political Science from Brown University and she holds a Doctor of Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Her dissertation explored the non-cognitive traits, like grit and a growth mindset, that impact female success. Milana lives in New York City with her husband, Phil, and their three children, Holly (3), Casey (2), and Charlie (3 months).

Speaking Engagements (Partial List)

Frequent presenter at domestic and international conferences and webinars, including:

• Upcoming: “The Grit Project: Using Grit and Growth Mindset to Advance Women in the Law” NALP Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April, 2015
• Upcoming: “True Grit and a Growth Mindset”, The Vanguard Group, Philadelphia, PA, March, 2015
• “Building Resilient Teams”, PDI Conference, Washington, DC, December 2014
• “Penn Chief Learning Officer Mentor Chat – Work/Life Integration”, PennCLO Webinar, August, 2014
• “True Grit and a Growth Mindset: The Secrets of Success For Women Lawyers”, ABA Annual Conference, Boston, MA, August, 2014
• “Diversity and Flexibility Alliance’s Signature Seminar Series: Mindset, Grit & Resilience”, Diversity and Flexibility Alliance Webinar, July, 2014
• “True Grit and a Growth Mindset”, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession Webinar, June, 2014
• “The Grit Toolkit”, Monthly Meeting of the Bar Association of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, June, 2014
• “Associate Performance Reviews: Creating Meaning and Impact in a Professional Development Context”, NALP Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, April, 2014
• “Negotiating with Grit”, PDI Conference, Washington, DC, December, 2013
• “Dust Yourself Off and Keep on Going: Improving Your Grit & Mindset to Overcome the Challenges that Women Face in the Practice of Law”, NAWL Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon, New York, NY, July, 2013
• “Can Lawyers Experience Flow in the Workplace?”, Professional Development Consortium (PDC) Summer Conference, Boston, MA, July, 2013
• “Practice Group Management in Today’s Legal Economy: Setting Up and Maintaining Staffing and Assignment Systems”, NALP Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, April, 2013
• “Managing Up and Managing Down: Creating Effective Relationships from Different Perspectives”, NALP Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, April, 2013
• “True Grit: How are Female Associates and Junior Partners Dealing with the Challenges We Face?”, Women Legal 2013: At the Forefront of Diversity, San Francisco, CA, January, 2013
• “PDC Conference Innovation Tournament”, Leader and Facilitator, Professional Development Consortium (PDC) Summer Conference, Seattle, WA, July, 2012
• “Non-Cognitive Traits that Impact Female Success in BigLaw”, Women Legal 2012: At the Forefront of Diversity, New York, NY, June, 2012
• “True Grit: The Secrets of Success for Female Lawyers”, Wiley Rein LLP Women’s Forum, Washington, DC, April, 2012
• “The Secrets of Success: How True Grit and a Growth Mindset Can Help You Lead a Successful Life”, Justice, Education & Training (JET) Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, November, 2011
• “True Grit: Recent Studies and Implications for Female Lawyers”, Professional Development Consortium (PDC) Summer Conference, Chicago, IL, July, 2011
• “The Mentoring Cycle: Offering an Edge in Competitive Labor”, Association of Legal Administrators, New York, NY, November, 2008

Publications (Partial List)

• “How to Make Sure That Your Employees Don’t Quit Before They Quit: Working Grit and Growth Mindset Into Performance Evaluations” Chief Learning Officer Magazine, Vol. TBD, No. TBD (August 2014).
• “Mentoring vs. Coaching: Is There Really a Difference?” Chief Learning Officer Magazine, Vol. TBD, No. TBD (July 2014).
• “Grit and Mindset: Implications for Female Lawyers,” Women Lawyers Journal, Vol. 98, No. 3 (March 2014).
• “What Law Firms Are Doing to Address the Pipeline Crisis: Three Pipeline Initiatives,” NALP Bulletin, Vol. 19, No. 8 at 4 (August 2007).