Jane Griffith is the Managing Partner and Founder of Griffith Group Executive Search. A veteran search leader, Jane focuses on the recruitment of senior leaders in the academic, research, not-for-profit, and broader public sectors. Prior to founding the Griffith Group, Jane worked at three global search firms as a Partner and was the first search executive in Canada to be named ‘Partner and National Diversity Leader’, and founded Griffith Research, which had clients in Australia, Dubai, Canada, and the United States. Prior to executive search, Jane worked in the fundraising departments of the United Way of Greater Toronto, York University Foundation, and with the not-for-profit consulting firm KCI (Ketchum Canada Inc.).
Jane founded and currently serves as the Executive Director of the LGBTQ+ Corporate Directors Association, which she brought to Canada as a chapter of the US organization in 2022.
In addition to her leadership at Griffith Group Executive Search, Jane is an active Board Member, and has supported many organizations including the Canadian 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce, 30% Club Canada, Informed Opinions, and as Chair of Congress 2017 with AFP Toronto, and has served as a mentor in the CGLCC OUT for Business program.
Jane is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer on hiring practices, with a specific focus on diversity and inclusion initiatives. To support this work, Jane has completed “Nisitohtamowin: an introduction to understanding Indigenous perspectives in Canada”, offered by the First Nations University of Canada; Queen’s University’s “AODA Accessible Customer Service Training Program”; the UB1x: has achieved the CatalystX certificate through completing “Unconscious Bias – From Awareness to Action”; and received the “Unconscious Bias Training Certificate” from Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion.
Jane holds a Bachelor of Arts in Legal History from the University of Calgary and a Master of Arts in Legal History from the University of Toronto.