Jessica Pezim

Jessica Pezim is a Client Partner at Bedford, where she leads the execution team and plays a strategic role in delivering executive search and leadership advisory solutions. She brings extensive executive search and strategic consulting experience, specializing in placing senior executives with global, national and regional clients across Financial Services, Real Estate, Professional Services and Private Equity. Since joining Bedford in 2018, she has been instrumental in identifying and securing top talent, ensuring a seamless search execution process.

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 Doctorate 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.