Jessica Pezim
Client Partner
416-963-9000, ext.263
jpezim@bedfordgroup.com
Jessica Pezim is a Client Partner at Bedford, where she serves as a member of the firm’s leadership team, leads the execution function and advises clients on executive search and strategic talent matters. She brings extensive executive search and strategic consulting experience, specializing in senior-level mandates for global, national and regional clients across Financial Services, Real Estate, Professional Services and Private Equity. Since joining Bedford in 2018, she has partnered with boards, CEOs and executive teams on critical leadership appointments, helping organizations identify, assess and secure exceptional talent.
Prior to Bedford, Jessica built a strong foundation in talent management at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). As a Director in the Executive Talent Management Group, she supported Capital Markets, Commercial Banking and Wealth, shaping leadership pipelines and succession strategies. Earlier in her career, she led Campus Recruitment and Student Programming for Capital Markets before expanding to oversee enterprise-wide campus recruiting efforts at CIBC.
Jessica holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, an MBA from the Schulich School of Business and a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies from Western University. She is called to the Ontario Bar and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.
Prior to Bedford, Jessica built a strong foundation in talent management at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). As a Director in the Executive Talent Management Group, she supported Capital Markets, Commercial Banking and Wealth, shaping leadership pipelines and succession strategies. Earlier in her career, she led Campus Recruitment and Student Programming for Capital Markets before expanding to oversee enterprise-wide campus recruiting efforts at CIBC.
Jessica holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, an MBA from the Schulich School of Business and a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies from Western University. She is called to the Ontario Bar and is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.