Staff

MRao
Senior Officer of Grants and Business Management

Monica Rao, MBA

Monica Rao is the Senior Officer of Grants and Business Management at TFAH. She is a management professional dedicated to bringing operational excellence to the social impact arena. Prior to joining TFAH, she oversaw program execution, internal operations and finance capacity building at Global Detroit, a nonprofit focused on immigrant centric economic growth strategies in southeastern Michigan. Previously, Monica served as Deputy Finance Director on Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s inaugural Congressional campaign, and has held business management positions in federal consulting and nonprofit economic development. She received an MBA from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in 2021, and holds a BS in Psychology from Haverford College.