Jessica Aronoff

Strategic Advisor | Organizational Consultant | Fractional Chief of Staff

Fostering purpose and potential in
leaders, teams, and organizations

About Aligned Impact Strategies

I work alongside CEOs and boards to find what needs fixing and build what is missing, in strategy, operations, culture, and impact.

  • Aligning vision, values, and outcomes through innovative strategy and operational excellence.

  • Turning complexity into clarity and bold ideas into lasting impact.

Areas of Work

Catalyzing Change & Growth
Guiding organizations and their leaders through complexity: restructuring, scaling, and evolving. This work supports brave decision-making, resource planning, and resilient operations that hold up under long-term growth.Restoring Organizational Health to Improve Performance
Conducting assessments and designing practical plans to strengthen culture, promote transparency, increase engagement, and align teams around mission and goals.Leading Through Transition
Providing embedded interim leadership, including as fractional chief of staff, for organizations navigating change or leadership gaps.Advising CEOs & Leadership Teams
Serving as a trusted, senior sounding board for CEOs of nonprofit organizations and startup companies, helping them see clearly, decide faster, and build stronger teams around them.Impact Strategy
Advising philanthropic individuals, companies, and foundations on grantmaking effectiveness, systems, and impact metrics, aligning operations with strategic goals to yield real, measurable outcomes for causes, individuals, communities, and the planet.

What Sets Aligned Impact Strategies Apart

With Aligned Impact Strategies, you get:

  • The ability to step in seamlessly to interim executive or fractional chief of staff roles and lead from within.

  • Experience making hard decisions and driving results in high-stakes moments.

  • A systems-oriented, values-aligned approach to strategy and operations.

  • Deep cross-sector fluency across philanthropy, nonprofit, government, and corporate social responsibility.

  • Proven ability to translate philanthropic intent into measurable community outcomes.

  • The perspective of someone who has led an organization as its CEO, and draws on that firsthand experience to strengthen a leader's team and sharpen their success, without ever competing for their seat.

More than a strategic advisor: your partner in transformation.

“Over more than a decade of collaboration, I’ve witnessed Jessica’s exceptional ability to guide organizations through complexity with clarity and purpose. Her strategic insight and unwavering commitment to mission-driven work make her an invaluable partner for any organization seeking lasting impact.”- Rob Six, Head of Global Communications, Carrier; Former VP, Global Communications, Avery Dennison and Former SVP, Global Communications, The Wonderful Company

“Jessica’s no-nonsense advice and coaching have undoubtedly made me a more effective and team-focused leader. She is a creative problem-solver and an invaluable trusted sounding board. Working with her has made my job more enjoyable and my company stronger.”- Lawrence Sher, Founder & CEO, ShotDeck

"I have worked with Jessica across nonprofit, corporate, and philanthropic settings over the past two decades. As a mentor, she has had a profound impact on my growth—working for and alongside her has made me a stronger, more effective leader. To this day, she’s my go-to for honest advice and steady support when facing tough decisions or pursuing new opportunities. Jessica is one of the most thoughtful, strategic, and values-driven leaders I’ve ever known, with a talent for building authentic relationships, for recognizing and maximizing the strengths of a team, and for mentoring and fostering growth, all with a commitment to creating an effective and enjoyable work environment."- Christibelle Villena, Chief Program Officer, Carrot; Former Foundation Program Director, The Wonderful Company and Former Development Director, Break the Cycle

About Jessica

Jessica Aronoff is a mission-driven consultant and social impact advisor with 25+ years of cross-sector leadership experience in philanthropy, business, government, and the nonprofit sector. She partners with organizations to align mission with strategy, strengthen operations, and drive values-centered, sustainable change.Known for translating bold vision into practical strategy, Jessica brings together systems thinking, relational leadership, and executional rigor. She helps organizations navigate complex transitions, resolve persistent challenges, and cultivate cultures of transparency, accountability, empathy, and purpose.

Career highlights include:

  • CEO/COO of the Cayton Children's Museum, leading significant operational and cultural transformation, strengthening financial health, team capacity, and program outcomes, including through the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • VP of Philanthropy at The Wonderful Company and the Resnick Family Foundation, building high-impact grantmaking and corporate social responsibility programs.

  • Interim COO and Senior Advisor at Global Philanthropy Group, facilitating an operational and client services restructure.

  • Executive Director of Break the Cycle, leading the national expansion of this violence prevention nonprofit organization.

  • FUSE Executive Fellow with the Los Angeles County Probation Department, advancing critical systems reform initiatives in a change-resistant environment.

  • Interim COO and advisor to Kidspace Children's Museum.

  • Lead Change Advisor for the Fox Family Foundation's Change Makers Program.

Jessica holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law.

Contact

Ready to align purpose with performance, and create lasting impact? Let's connect:

[email protected]
(310) 346-8422