Jodi Weiss

Market Leader, Nonprofit & Higher Education Practice, Senior Client Partner

Jodi Weiss serves as Market Leader for Korn Ferry’s Nonprofit and Higher Education Professional Search Practice.

Based between South Florida and Washington, D.C., she brings over 20 years of leadership experience, including more than a decade at Korn Ferry. During this time, she has built deep partnerships with mission-driven organizations—nonprofits, associations, and higher education institutions—placing executives across a wide range of roles, including Chief Executive Officers, Executive Directors, academic leaders, and functional heads in Development/Fundraising, Marketing/Communications, Finance, Human Resources/Talent Acquisition, Operations, and Technology.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Ms. Weiss held senior roles at The Princeton Review, including Editorial Director, Director of Business Development and Creative Planning, and Managing Editor. Earlier in her career, she served as Managing Editor at Golden Books’ Education Division, and as Production Manager at McGraw-Hill’s School Division.

In addition to her search work, Ms. Weiss has spent the past 14 years as an associate and adjunct professor of English and writing at colleges and universities in Florida and New York City. She is a regular contributor to LinkedIn and Ultrarunning Magazine, where she writes about careers, communication, and motivation.

An accomplished long-distance runner, she has completed more than forty 100+ mile ultramarathon races and is affiliated with athletic organizations across the U.S. She currently serves on the National Board of Directors for Back on My Feet, a nonprofit that empowers individuals to achieve economic independence through running and community.

Ms. Weiss holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the State University of New York, and both a Master of Arts in English and a Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Brooklyn College.