Kheira Issaoui-Mansouri is a philanthropic advisor, facilitator and advocate for racial and economic justice. Over the course of her 15+ years career, she has supported dozens of organizations and leaders in clarifying their goals, interrogating their assumptions and acting with intention.
When a vision is present but the plan for action fuzzy, Kheira excels at illuminating the way to thoughtful implementation, designing processes to get things done and ensuring there’s community accountability and learning along the way. As the founder and managing director of Najam Consulting, she leads a portfolio of work across sectors including environmental justice, reproductive justice, labor organizing and corporate accountability. Kheira’s prior roles include serving as Director and Equity Lead at Arabella Advisors, leading an early childhood mental health portfolio as Program Officer at the Irving Harris Foundation, and navigating the waters of corporate social responsibility at the Ford Center for Global Citizenship.
Kheira holds a MA in political science from University of Montreal and a BA in economics from Laval University. She is an alum of the Just Economy Institute and serves on the boards of Crossroads Fund and the Chicago Abortion Fund. When she’s not supporting clients and volunteering, she enjoys watching stand-up comedy, eating carbs in all their variations and having impromptu existential conversations.
