Jennifer Weiss, PhD
As an industrial psychologist, organizational development consultant and executive coach, Dr. Jennifer Weiss is dedicated to enhancing and optimizing talent and leadership in organizations. She specializes in executive assessment, employee selection, development, coaching, team building and retreat facilitation, and HR analytics and architecture. Combining the rigor of assessment methodology and up-to-date knowledge of leadership theory and research with strengths in compassion, authenticity, objectivity, and challenge, she customizes her approach with every engagement to best meet client needs.
With extensive experience in leader and team assessment and coaching as well as serving as a strategic advisor and thought-partner to business leaders, Dr. Weiss is passionate about strengthening business results and organizational health through the cultivation of human capital. Her business approach is to partner with clients to provide services of the highest quality, integrity, and utility.
After beginning her career in organizational effectiveness at United Airlines, she has provided leadership consulting services for over 20 years. Dr. Weiss has worked with a broad array of clients, including Ascension Health, BP, Argonne National Laboratory, Career Education Corporation, Chicago Public Schools, the Chicago Design Museum, ARCADIS, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, Premier Farnell, Family Rescue, ACCESS Health Systems, Inland Steel, M&M Mars, McDonalds, Microsoft, United Airlines, W. W. Grainger, KONE, and Baxter Healthcare. She is also a USFCR Verified Vendor.
Educational Background and Professional Affiliations
After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Weiss received a fellowship for his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial and Organizational [I-O] Psychology from the Illinois Institute of Technology. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Society for Human Resources Management. Along with helping clients be and do better, Dr. Weiss is dedicated to her own continual growth and development. She believes I-O psychologists must continue to think bigger and stretch themselves and each other to continually increase their impact and future relevance. In this spirit, she founded a popular conference series that was last funded by Google called I-O Shaken & Stirred. She is also a frequently invited conference and guest speaker and panelist.
Personal Interests and Pro-Bono Work
To maintain a balanced perspective on life and work, Jennifer spends time traveling, scuba diving, reading novels and non-fiction, training her rescue dogs, and attending concerts. Dr. Weiss provides volunteer consulting services for select non-profit groups such as Family Rescue, Chicago Design Museum, and Active Transportation Alliance. She’s also provided low-cost executive coaching services for leaders of energy and utility companies in Africa and Central America through a USAID initiative. She has recently served on the board of Chicago’s Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce and the Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce. She also serves as a mentor for 1871, Chicago’s premier tech incubator.