Divina Gamble

Office Managing Partner, Senior Client Partner, Co-Leader of Nonprofit Practice

Divina Gamble is the Managing Partner of Korn Ferry’s Washington, DC region and Global Nonprofit Practice Co-Leader. She is also a member of the firm’s Board & CEO practice. In partnership with a colleague in financial services, Ms. Gamble launched the firm’s work in Impact Investing.

Ms. Gamble specializes in providing holistic talent solutions to some of the world’s most admired and impactful organizations. For nearly two decades, she has recruited CEOs, senior leaders, and board members across nonprofit, corporate social responsibility, association, and education arenas. She has placed leaders of regional, national and international organizations, start-ups and renowned foundations, leading social service organizations, advocacy organizations, sports, and arts and cultural centers.

Ms. Gamble joined Korn Ferry from Discovery Communications, Inc. where she worked on the Global Project Management team. Prior to Discovery, she worked in K-12 and higher education.

A fifth generation Washingtonian and proud Hoya, Ms. Gamble received a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Arts from Georgetown University. She served as a chair for the Georgetown University Alumni Admissions Program and on the Board of Directors of Girls Inc DC and Melwood, Inc. She is presently on the Executive Committee of the Board of Junior Achievement Greater Washington, the board of Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital, and the Board of Visitors for the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. She formerly served as a member of the National Black MBA Association Advisory Council.  She is a member of the Economic Club of Washington, DC and a Trustee of the Federal City Council.