Jane Griffith

Jane Griffith is a Principal and the Fundraising Practice Leader. She Chairs our National Fund Development Practice Group and advises on searches across our 6 Canadian offices.

Jane has over twelve years of experience from the executive search and non-profit industries. She has worked with clients across a broad range of industries, including those in Education/Academics, Non-Profit, Environmental, NGOs and both the public and private sectors.

Prior to joining Odgers, Jane founded Griffith Research and worked with a series of executive search companies located in Canada, United States, Dubai and Australia. Prior to this, she was employed at a retainer based executive search firm in Toronto. Before her career in executive search, Jane worked in the fundraising departments of the United Way of Greater Toronto, York University Foundation, and with non-profit consulting firm KCI (Ketchum Canada Inc).

Jane has also been involved with a series of industry associations in both sectors. She has been active with the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) since 2007; she was a Founding Member of the Association of Professional Researchers on Advancement (APRA) Canada Chapter; and has also been a speaker at both the Ottawa and Toronto chapters of the Association of Fundraising Professional (AFP).

Jane holds a BA, Honours in Legal History from the University of Calgary, a MA in Legal History from the University of Toronto, and completed the course work for a MES from York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies focusing on the role of Emotional Intelligence and Lifelong Learning. Jane lives with her family in Perth Ontario, and is the Chairwoman of the Perth Children’s House Montessori School and a Director of the Perth & District Chamber of Commerce.