Nada Zohdy

Biography

Nada Zohdy is the Global Network Lead (Deputy Director, Global Programs) at the Obama Foundation. She is a democracy advocate and network builder, with a decade of experience in the social impact sector and 15+ years experience as a community builder (particularly organizing Muslim American communities). From 2015-21, she led and grew all aspects of the social enterprise the Open Gov Hub, facilitating daily resource sharing and collaborations between 60+ organizations, working together to make governments more open and accountable globally. She was also civic engagement consultant for international institutions (ex: World Bank), funders (ex: Democracy Fund) and global NGOs (ex: Open Government Partnership). She began her career at the Project on Middle East Democracy, supporting local Arab civil society organizations before, during, and after the Arab Spring. Nada has an MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School and a BA from Michigan State University where she was a Truman Scholar.