Nausheena Hussain is a serial nonprofit entrepreneur, network weaver, coach, mentor, and speaker who provides capacity-building services to Muslim women-led nonprofits and promotes Muslim generosity through her firm, Nissa Consulting. She previously founded and served as executive director of Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment (RISE), a nonprofit dedicated to amplifying the voice and power of Muslim women. She is a Doctoral Candidate at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, where her research focuses on Muslim women's resilient leadership and the nonprofits they lead.
Nausheena is the author of "Prosperity with Purpose: A Muslim Woman's Guide to Abundance and Generosity," addressing financial literacy and philanthropy specifically for Muslim women. When she's not building her financial empire and making the world a better place, Nausheena can be found reading books, planning her next travel adventure, or attempting water activities despite not knowing how to swim. She holds an M.A. in Philanthropic Studies and Certificate in FundRaising Management (CFRM) from Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and an M.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. She lives in Minnesota with her husband, two children, and a regal house cat who side-eyes her financial decisions.
