Board Member
Since 2025
Naheed Ali (aka Nancy) (she/her) is a mission-driven executive with 30+ years of experience across for-profit and non-profit sectors, specializing in marketing, brand strategy, external relations, and revenue growth from business streams, corporate partnerships and philanthropy. Her work is rooted in strategically ensuring the focus is on impact over output.
She spent a part of her career in print media including Scripps Howard Newspapers, The Los Angeles Times and New York Newsday. Feeling a call to service, she moved to Chicago to become the executive director of Cabrini Tutoring Program. She transitioned to executive management positions with prominent NGOs and consulting firms, maintaining a focus on social impact.
In 2020, Nancy launched her consulting firm, Next60 Consulting, advising companies and institutions, including the United Nations – Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, on CSR and philanthropy. This year, she formed another new venture, Naheed Ali Concierge Coaching, which offers executive, ADHD and cultural hybridity coaching.
Nancy has previously served on various boards, including Kartemquin Films, Apna Ghar and South Asians Leading Together Advisory.
Bio as of 2025
