Jad-Evangelo Nasser (he/him)

LGBTQ+ Institute Advisory Board Co-Chair and Global DEI Strategist and Consultant

Jad-Évangelo Nasser/جاد ناصر (he/him) is a Lebanese-born Business Strategist, Educator and Filmmaker (with partial Palestinian roots and cultural intersection with Haiti) who brings 10+ years of global experience in advertising, marketing, media production and higher education for a variety of international markets (Middle East, North Africa and North America). With fluency in 5 languages (including French, Spanish, Arabic and Haitian Creole) and accolades, appearances and features with The Black Wall Street Times, Prime Video, IMDb, AdAge, Fox News 61 and Arab America, Jad-Évangelo focuses on DEIJ strategies at the core of global learning, intersectionality and cultural connections.

While immersing himself in multiple communities and bridging cultural connections, Jad strongly amplifies stories of the world and shines light on experiences of queer-identifying folks in different countries as well as the integration of immigrant experiences in the US. He believes that the power of global narrative in queer communities are vital to understand global resilience of marginalized countries and leverage that learning into modern-day equity, justice and social impact practices in the US. He has extensive experience as a public speaker, curriculum developer, business consultant and facilitator working with NYU, Fulton County Public Arts, The Diversity Movement, FHL bank and others.

With a MA from Parsons School of Design/The New School and an award-winning film, Once Upon a Color, he currently teaches classes and designs academic curriculums at West Virginia University, South University, Post University and University of North Texas. He also serves as a Global Inclusion expert with his own consultancy, J-E Cultural Consulting.