Jay Rosenzweig

Jay Rosenzweig is a leadership strategist, entrepreneur, investor, humanitarian, and trained lawyer. He is the Founder and CEO of Rosenzweig & Company, a leading executive search and leadership advisory firm. Rosenzweig advises public and private organizations, from global corporations to growth companies, professional services firms, private equity, and venture capital firms, on leadership, talent, and organizational transformation. He also invests in and advises companies advancing artificial intelligence, healthcare, clean energy, and other innovations that improve lives.

For more than two decades, Rosenzweig has worked at the intersection of business, public policy, and social impact. He is a Senior Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto and Honorary Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, following a decade as Chair of its Board. He is the author of the Annual Rosenzweig Report on Women in Leadership, one of the longest-running studies of gender representation in corporate leadership. Contributors to the Report have included Jane Goodall, Justin Trudeau, Alyssa Milano, Sheryl Sandberg, Mark Cuban, Scott Galloway, Abby Phillip, Van Jones, along with CEOs and Board Chairs of major corporations and other distinguished leaders from business, government, academia, and the arts.

Rosenzweig serves on a number of purpose-driven boards and is an advocate for combating antisemitism, racism, and all forms of hate and discrimination. Across his work, he is guided by a commitment to expanding opportunity, strengthening communities, and helping people and organizations realize their potential.

In 2025, Rosenzweig was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of his contributions to public life in Canada and internationally.

His work has been featured in TIME, Forbes, The New York Times, Fast Company, The Guardian, Business Insider, BNN Bloomberg, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, and other leading international media.

Rosenzweig holds a B.A. in Philosophy and B.C.L./LL.B. degrees from McGill University and completed executive education in negotiation at Harvard University.

He is an Executive Producer of Sean Penn's Emmy-nominated documentary Superpower and an Associate Producer of the Emmy-nominated science fiction series RZR. An avid songwriter, Rosenzweig has collaborated with a number of acclaimed recording artists.