Joi Gordon

Joi Gordon is chief executive officer of Dress for Success Worldwide, an international grassroots organization that has provided professional attire, mentoring, support and career development tools to more than 450,000 disadvantaged women since 1997.

Joi is a visionary, cheerleader, and tireless advocate responsible for overseeing an affiliate network that now spans 87 cities in 5 countries. She is responsible for strengthening the Dress for Success brand, implementing innovative programming and developing collaborative relationships with corporations, foundations and individuals who share the organization’s mission.

Her intelligence, drive, creativity and persuasive skills assure that the organization supporters, staff, volunteers, and “clients” continually strive for success.

A lawyer, Joi worked as an assistant district attorney in the Bronx Criminal Court prior to joining the non-profit sector. Joi lives in Queens with her husband Errol, where they own and operate a fleet of luxury limousines. Her greatest joys are her two children, Sydney and Nicholas.

From the organization’s website:

The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. Founded in New York City in 1997, Dress for Success is an international not-for-profit organization offering services designed to help our clients find jobs and remain employed. Each Dress for Success client receives one suit when she has a job interview and can return for a second suit or separates when she finds work. Since 1997, Dress for Success has served almost 450,000 women around the world. Each year we reach more than 40,000 women in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Netherlands.