Josephine Ali’s Biography

Josephine Ali is a Women’s Program Coordinator at Muslim Community Network

(MCN).

Prior to joining MCN, Josephine spent four years at American Express working on

internal communications, supporting executive leadership reach global colleague

audiences. At Amex, Josephine was a member of the PEACE Network, an affinity group

for Muslim colleagues. As the Communications Lead for PEACE, she spearheaded

internal communications and programming for all chapters globally. Before American

Express, Josephine spent eight years at Bank of America, working in several roles that

included corporate events, internal and executive communications, campus recruiting

and more.

In addition to her day job, Josephine has been volunteering with Folk Arts Rajasthan

(FAR) for the last 11 years. FAR is local nonprofit that educates and empowers Muslim

folk musicians in Jaisalmer, India, while preserving their musical legacy.

Josephine holds a BS from Syracuse University in Public Relations with a minor in

South Asian Studies. She is a native New Yorker, growing up in Queens and Manhattan

as the eldest daughter of immigrants from Bangladesh. Outside of work, you can find

her reading, taking a Pilates class, trying a new restaurant, thrifting, soaking up

sunshine, exploring the greatest city in the world and generally chasing things that bring

her joy.