Education and Early Career
Hillyer was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Trinity Episcopal School in 1978 and the Isidore Newman School in 1982 before matriculating at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., graduating with a A.B. in government and theology (cum laude) in 1986. While at Georgetown, Hillyer held major editorial positions at the student newspaper, The Hoya, and wrote extensively during the school’s Final Four basketball appearances in 1984 and 1985.
Following graduation, Hillyer joined the New Orleans Times-Picayune as a correspondent before a term as research/issues director for the Louisiana gubernatorial campaign of Bob Livingston in 1987. He served as an unpaid director in the state campaign for Pete Dupont’s 1988 GOP presidential bid. A former page at the 1980 Republican National Convention, Hillyer attended the 1988 Republican convention as an alternate delegate from the state of Louisiana.
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