Niloufar Khonsari

(she/they) is a longtime immigrant justice advocate, movement lawyer, and the executive director of Bala Rising. As a co-founder of Pangea Legal Services, she helped lead efforts to shut down immigration detention centers, expand universal legal representation, and build one of the country’s most effective community-based rapid response models. With more than 20 years of experience in social justice organizing and collective governance, Nilou now works as a coach and consultant helping teams design liberatory systems grounded in care, equity, and shared power. Their forthcoming book, The Future is Collective, explores how we build organizations that live their values in practice.