Nordia Edwards advises boards and C-Suites on their most critical and complex leadership needs. She specializes in CEO search and succession planning and has extensive experience in the recruitment of directors and CHROs. She is uniquely adept at engaging and developing next-gen and underrepresented talent.
Nordia’s clients span all industries, including companies in healthcare, media and financial services. In 2022, the Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) honored Nordia with its Future of the Profession Award.
A holistic perspective on executive leadership and governance
- Prior to joining Spencer Stuart, Nordia was an executive leadership and succession consultant at another global executive search firm. She led an array of executive searches and conducted leadership assessments related to succession planning and post-merger integration.
- Previously, Nordia was an attorney with Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Davis & Gilbert LLP. She began her career as an analyst with Goldman Sachs.
Nordia earned a B.S. in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.