Simran Noor

Simran Noor (she/her) is an interdependent consultant and coach specializing in strategy, organizational development, and movement building. Her work centers on achieving values alignment, particularly around racial and social justice.  Simran has over fifteen years of experience working directly with impacted communities, leading organizational change, developing policy and strategy, and working within the philanthropic sector. As a survivor, Simran comes to the work with a deep commitment to healing and transformation informed by her study and practice of embodied leadership. 

Before launching her independent practice, Simran was Senior Fellow at Race Forward and Vice President of Policy & Programs at the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI). During her time at CSI, she also served as Deputy Director of the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE). Prior to that, Simran worked as staff at both the Annie E. Casey and W.K. Kellogg Foundations. 

Simran holds a dual bachelor’s degree in American Studies and Political Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and a dual master’s degree in Public Administration and Social Policy from the University of Pennsylvania. In her spare time, she loves to read, create music, travel, and spend time with family.

Based in Philadelphia, PA, Simran was born into a Punjabi Sikh, Hindu, and Parsi family in New Delhi and raised outside Baltimore, MD.