David Hiller

David Dean Hiller (born June 12, 1953) is a lawyer and former media executive for Chicago-based Tribune Company.

On May 18, 2009, he was appointed president and CEO of the McCormick Foundation, a leading charitable organization with more than $1 billion in assets.

He previously served on the board of directors for the McCormick Foundation and is active in executive and civic organizations in Chicago.

From 2006 to 2008, Hiller was at the center of controversy over the editorial control of the Times news division, which resulted in the resignation and firing of lead editors Dean Baquet and James O'Shea.

From 1988 to 1993, he was vice president and general counsel of Tribune Co. Hiller was a partner at Sidley Austin, a large Chicago law firm, before he joined the Tribune Co.