Jordan Williams

Sector Leader, Nonprofit and Higher Education Practice

Jordan Williams is a Sector Leader for Korn Ferry’s Professional Search Nonprofit and Higher Education Practice. In this role Mr. Williams is responsible for assisting and advising clients on building best-in-class teams which align with the mission and vision which of their organization.

Jordan has an extensive background in recruitment within the domestic and global non-for-profit sector and works closely with the Korn Ferry 4-Dimensional Assessment.

His recent experience includes significant nonprofit work across museum, cultural heritage, global non-profits and faith-based institutions.

Mr. Williams has extensive experience across a range of functional recruitments with greatest experience in Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, Board of Director, Chief Development Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and other senior leadership team positions.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, he served as a Senior Recruiter, Associate Executive Search Consultant and Executive Search Consultant for a global executive search firm in their nonprofit team. He was a member of the Training and Development Committee, an employee led working group focusing on the requisite key performance indicators for promotion and the programs for new hire development, and prior to executive search, he spent several years working in cardiovascular and neurosurgical research at the University of Chicago.

Mr. Williams has a BA in French from Wheaton College (IL) and an MBA with a focus in International Business from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Mr. Williams is an accomplished tennis player and spent a year coaching at the collegiate level at Lake Forest College in Illinois. He also volunteers with The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation and is proficient in French.