Jim Conti

Jim is the Talent Advisor and a Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners and has been with the firm since 2021. In this role, Jim provides strategic talent support and consulting to the firm and portfolio companies.

Prior to Hyde Park Venture Partners, Jim served as head of people at dscout and Sprout Social — both Chicago-based software startups. In these roles, Jim built, grew, and oversaw teams across recruitment, talent management, DEI, culture, HR and benefits strategy. The impact of this work is seen in awards from Glassdoor, Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago, and Built in Chicago. Jim’s early career was in the non-profit and education sectors with Accelerate Institute, and he started his career as a 6th grade teacher. Jim holds a M.S.Ed. in Elementary Education from Northwestern University and a B.A. in Communications from Boston College.