Jessica Elders

Jessica Elders is the current Head of Talent & Inclusion Partners at The New York Times. Jessica has also held the positions of Head of People at Away and Founding Partner and Certified Coach at Becoming Better Together, LLC. Jessica is certified by Columbia University in Executive & Organizational Coaching and by Korn Ferry / Goleman & Boyatzis in Emotional & Social Competency Inventory 360 Assessment. Jessica is also certified in EiWorld Team Emotional Intelligence Assessment & Coaching.

Jessica Elders earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, French from Northwestern University. Jessica then attended Columbia University in the City of New York and earned a certification in Executive & Organizational Coaching from The Columbia Coaching Certification Program. Afterwards, they attended California State University-Dominguez Hills and earned an Elementary Teaching Credential. Jessica also has various certifications from Leadership Circle (Collective Leadership Assessment Certification and Leadership Circle Profile Certification), Korn Ferry (Emotional and Social Competence 360 Inventory), Group Emotional Intelligence (GEI) Partners (Team Emotional Intelligence Survey), and Columbia University in the City of New York (Executive and Organizational Coaching Certification).

Jessica Elders reports to Elise Baron, Executive Director, Head of Talent & Inclusion. Jessica Elders works with and Fiona Cully - Director, Talent & Inclusion, International.