Naimah Bilal

Naimah Bilal is a Washington DC native, nonprofit leader, and fundraising executive. Drawing inspiration from her prior career as an orchestral violinist and symphonic programming executive, Naimah has spearheaded wide-ranging fund and artistic development efforts for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Waldorf School, and the University of Cincinnati where she currently serves as Director of Foundation Board Relations. I this hybrid role she manages a spectrum of enterprise governance efforts and manages a major gift portfolio. Driven by a desire to elevate the experiences and narratives of black and brown leaders, Naimah launched "Bawse With A Cause", the first podcast devoted exclusively to profiling the stories, perspectives, and insights of black and brown executives in the wider nonprofit sector. She is also a co-host of Urban Consulate Cincinnati, a national platform for urban exchange on topics of equity and justice. She received her Bachelors and Masters Degrees at Indiana University Bloomington and Case Western Reserve Univesity. She is now pursuing her MBA with a concentration in Economics at the UC Lindner College of Business. She serves on numerous national arts boards and volunteers as a recitalist for nursing homes.