Jody Cornish

Background

About Jody Cornish

Passionate and experienced social-impact focused strategist, organizational builder, leadership coach and investment lead with unique capacity to support networks and organizations to clarify a bold vision for social impact and build powerful approaches to realize their vision. • Tri-sector experience, bridging public sector, not-for-profit and for-profit experience. • Social sector expertise in international development, economic mobility, early education, K-12 education, youth development and community development. • Private sector experience in finance, technology, healthcare and consumer goods. • Entrepreneurial and creative with a unique blend of adaptability and disciplined execution; adept at moving from idea to action; facility in identifying partnership opportunities. • High level of comfort working in start-up and highly ambiguous environments and working with diverse stakeholders to develop a powerful vision for impact • Strengths-based approach focused on building on individual and community assets to broaden opportunities for individuals and groups • Cross-cultural sensitivity and significant international experience, including Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, West Africa and Russia. Proficient in Spanish; reading proficiency in Russian, French and Dutch. Areas of expertise include: • Strategic planning and strategy execution leadership, bridging organization and operations • Social impact investing and grant-making and portfolio management • Financial planning, revenue model optimization and fundraising • Leadership coaching and team development • Multi-stakeholder initiative management • Policy advocacy and influence strategy • Facilitation and teaching • Program development and management • Lead, manage and develop teams • Monitoring and evaluation