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Noorain Khan

Balancer · DISC type S
Chief Innovation Officer at Ford Foundation
📍 New York, New York, United States

Noorain Khan is a philanthropic strategist and Chief Innovation Officer at the Ford Foundation, where she drives innovation to accelerate social impact. She is also the National President of Girl Scouts of the USA. A Rhodes Scholar with degrees from Rice, Oxford, and Yale Law, her work spans civil rights, womens leadership, and the arts.

Her passion for social impact was sparked by her time as a Girl Scout in Michigan, an organization she has been involved with for over three decades. Today, she co-leads her daughters Daisy Troop in Brooklyn, where she lives with her husband and two children. She also writes a monthly newsletter on purpose-led careers.

She is the first Muslim American and first millennial to serve as the National President of the Girl Scouts of the USA.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Chief Innovation Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Noorain shows up

Process-Oriented
Formal Mannered
Risk-Averse

They are confident about making long-term decisions. They are polite and respectful but practical. Even if it takes time, they prefer following the process.

Priorities

Topics Noorain cares about

Social Sector Innovation
As Chief Innovation Officer at the Ford Foundation, her core focus is developing new tools and strategies to help the social sector drive scalable change.
Nonprofit Governance
Co-hosted a podcast episode focused on strengthening the critical relationship between a nonprofit's CEO and its Board Chair, drawing on her experience with the Girl Scouts.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Chief Innovation Officer
Ford Foundation
7-2023
National President
Girl Scouts of the USA
1-2025 - 11-2025
Founder
NFK Philanthropic Strategy
1-2025 - 11-2025
Senior Advisor
XN
1-2023 - 12-2024
Senior Advisor to the President
Ford Foundation
In the press

Media appearances

Ford Foundation Appoints Noorain Khan as Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer. Featured in Ford Foundation Newsroom
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Empowerment through integration with the Ford Foundation's ... (YouTube video featuring Noorain Khan). Featured in YouTube
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Education
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Rice University
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
University of Oxford
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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