Nichole Jordan

Executive summary

Nichole Jordan serves on Grant Thornton’s National Leadership Team and has deep experience advising large, complex organizations across industries. As Regional Managing Partner for the Texoma region, Nichole leads with a focus on talent development, market leadership, and empowering teams to help clients achieve their most critical business goals.

Central to her role is maintaining deep, trusted relationships with business, civic, and financial leaders across the region and staying closely attuned to the issues shaping growth and competitiveness—from the evolution of the “Y’all Street” movement and the launch of the new Texas Business Courts to the expansion of the Austin technology corridor and broader regional innovation ecosystem.

She has guided thousands of professionals in serving Grant Thornton’s largest U.S. and global clients, ensuring the delivery of enterprise‑wide value and insights tailored to each client’s needs. Nichole fosters a culture of collaboration, client service, and community engagement.

Nichole’s career spans key leadership roles across the U.S., including client service partner, growth strategy design and execution, capital markets activation, industry leader, regulatory advisory and senior advisor to Fortune 500 companies. Previously, Nichole was Grant Thornton’s National Managing Partner for the Banking & Securities industry, based in New York, where she served the largest global banks, broker‑dealers, and market infrastructure providers, delivering actionable industry insights to executive teams and boards.

Earlier, she served as National Managing Partner of Markets, Clients & Industry, overseeing the firm’s strategic key client portfolio (across industries, financial sponsors, high‑net‑worth individuals, family offices, and public and private companies), while leading industry sectors, regional operations, sales, market intelligence, and customer AI/analytics.

Nichole was elected by the firm’s partners and principals to serve on Grant Thornton’s Partnership Board, while also leading markets and industries across metropolitan New York and New England.

She brings extensive experience in corporate governance, advising boards and executive teams on oversight, risk, fiduciary responsibilities, and enterprise-wide decision-making. For over a decade, she has served as Executive Sponsor of Grant Thornton’s strategic relationship with NACD.  She is a frequent speaker on governance topics and delivers market updates on regional economic developments, helping boards and executive teams stay informed on the forces influencing strategy, risk and growth.

Nichole has served on more than a dozen boards, including the Consumer Technology Association Audit Committee (host of CES), American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, YWCA (Wings), United Way Tocqueville Society, the Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance, and the Private Directors Association. She has been instrumental in building Grant Thornton’s national network of C-Suite and Board Councils. She also serves as Executive Sponsor of the firm’s Veterans & Allies Business Resource Group.

Professional certifications

• Awarded NACD’s Directorship Top 100 Governance Leaders list annually from 2018 through 2025
• D CEO Dallas 500 award recipient 2021, 2025
• Forbes Top 200 U.S. Certified Public Accountants recipient
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Texas, AICPA
• CEO Perspective Fellow – Chicago Booth School of Business
• NACD Governance Fellowship® – The Gold Standard Director Credential
• NACD Certified Director
• University of Oxford Said Business School Strategic Leadership Program

Community Boards

• American Cancer Society, North Texas CEO Council, Vice Chair
• United Way Tocqueville Society – Women of Tocqueville Steering
• Children's Cancer Fund
• Dallas Citizen’s Council
• Institute for Excellence in Corporate Governance, Advisory Board
• The University of Texas at Austin, Accounting Advisory Board

Education

• Bachelors in Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin