As Senior Director of Development at BES, Nadia Ammar leads fundraising strategy and builds relationships with donors and partners to support the organization’s mission of developing leaders who establish and sustain excellent schools, expanding educational opportunities for children in historically underserved communities.
Nadia brings more than 20 years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit leadership across the United States, United Kingdom, and South Africa. She spent the first half of her career in the UK, serving in senior development roles at organizations including Teach First, Save the Children, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. She also established and led a UK foundation to raise funds for a tuition-free university in Johannesburg, expanding higher education access for students who otherwise could not afford it.
Since relocating to Los Angeles in 2015, Nadia has worked across education, youth development, and public media, including at Southern California Public Radio (LAist), Marlborough School, City Year Los Angeles, and most recently New Roads School. Throughout her career, she has built and led development teams, strengthened fundraising programs, and worked closely with organizational leaders and boards to secure philanthropic investment and advance their missions.
Nadia holds a bachelor’s degree from the American University in Cairo and an MBA from IE Business School in Madrid. Outside of work, Nadia enjoys traveling, staying active, and tending to her freshwater aquariums.
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