Noorain
Noorain Khan is a dynamic leader, executive, and philanthropic strategist who brings a powerful blend of acumen and empathy to her work across civil rights, law, policy, women’s leadership, and the arts.
As Chief Innovation Officer of the Ford Foundation, she drives the foundation's innovation strategy and commitment to accelerating social sector impact. She previously spent nearly a decade at Ford, where she built the first-ever discretionary program team, led Ford’s journey to become the world's largest private funder of disability rights, and helped spearhead Ford's historic $1 billion social bond during the COVID-19 crisis.
Noorain was elected National Board President of Girl Scouts of the USA for the 2023-2026 triennium, where she led its 1.8 million members and drove historic efforts in strategy, governance, and inclusion.
Noorain earned a JD from Yale Law School as a PD Soros Fellow, an MPhil in Migration Studies from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and a BA from Rice University. She began her career at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the White House.
Noorain began her career as an attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York and was previously a Senior Policy Advisor at the White House and Chief of Staff at Teach for All. She has served on the boards of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars and Pillars Fund, and she is the recipient of the George Parkin Service Award for outstanding contributions to the Rhodes Trust.