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Doug Lowery

Chief Revenue Officer

Doug Lowery was one of the original five founders of Brilliant in 2009 and returned to the company in 2023 as Chief Revenue Officer, where he drives business development and customer success. Doug’s career began at Arthur Andersen where he spent five years in the Audit and Advisory practice. His clients included manufacturing, technology, healthcare and power companies. In 2002, he moved to recruiting where he focused on permanent placement offerings for accounting, tax and audit roles at Brilliant.Most recently before rejoining Brilliant, Doug was the lead sales executive for Crowe LLP in the Chicagoland market. Prior to Brilliant, Doug’s career began at Arthur Andersen where he spent five years in the Audit and Advisory practice. His clients included manufacturing, technology, healthcare and power companies. In 2002, he began his career in recruiting where he focused on permanent placement offerings for accounting, tax and audit roles. He joined Jim Wong who is a current board member and co-founder of Brilliant at a Chicago-based search firm in 2004 where he became the Area Managing Director of Perm in Chicagoland. Doug’s previous role at Brilliant was as leader of all permanent placement solutions along with business development responsibilities. Doug was instrumental in driving the explosive growth of Brilliant between 2009 and 2018. Doug believes that growth of a business is based on building deep customer relationships and trust. The most successful business development individuals are those that become a true partner to the client and they are always an honest and thoughtful advisor. Doug has a passion for the people business and views his role as simply finding great people, finding companies that need great people, and making the introduction between the two. Doug is the embodiment of Brilliant’s mission to ‘Make People’s Lives Better’.

Leighan Pomykala

Director of Management Resources

Leighan is the Director of Management Resources at Brilliant, bringing more than 15 years of leadership experience across recruiting, operations, and talent strategy within Accounting, Finance, and Healthcare. She previously spent over a decade at LaSalle Network, where she led multi-unit teams, built scalable recruiting operations, and partnered closely with executive leadership to drive growth, profitability, and exceptional client outcomes. Driven by strong relationships, collaboration, and clear communication, Leighan is passionate about building high-performing teams, developing leaders, and creating efficient, people-centered processes. She holds a degree in Economics from the University of Iowa.