Anta Cissé-Green

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President & Managing Partner at Teranga Law by Cissé-Green, P.C.

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Overview

Anta Cissé-Green is the President & Managing Partner of Teranga Law, a firm she founded to focus on nonprofit law and estate planning. A Certified Change Management Professional, she previously served as General Counsel for The State University of New York and IEEE. Colleagues describe her as brilliant, diligent, and solution-focused.

Her personal philosophy is deeply rooted in community, service, and family. She emphasizes that values like love, care, kindness, and respect are central to her identity and professional approach, viewing her work as a natural extension of who she is and where she came from.

Her law firms name, "Teranga, " is a word from the Wolof language of Senegal that embodies hospitality, community, and care.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Features Driven

Demanding

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.  They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Nonprofit Governance
Her career has been dedicated to nonprofit law, serving as General Counsel for major institutions and now advising nonprofits and philanthropic organizations through her own firm.
Philanthropic Strategy
She has extensive experience advising on planned giving, donor-advised funds, and endowment management, particularly for major institutions like NYU Langone Health.
Change Management
As a Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP), she is skilled in guiding organizations and boards through complex transitions and operational changes.

Media Appearances

Anta has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2025
President & Managing Partner at Teranga Law by Cissé-Green, P.C.
2-2023 - 12-2024
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at IEEE
5-2021 - 2-2023
Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and General Counsel at The State University of New York
7-2020 - 6-2022
President at Metropolitan Black Bar Association
12-2019 - 5-2021
Associate General Counsel (Development) and Director of Legal Operations at NYU Langone Health

Education

2009 - 2014
Master of Laws (LLM) from New York University
2000 - 2003
J.D. from Brooklyn Law School

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Insights For Selling To Anta

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Anta is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Anta

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Anta move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Anta take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Anta

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