Hilesh Patel
Hilesh Patel has more than 20 years experience in Chicago communities and non-profits across the arts, education, justice, social service, and philanthropy sectors. Most recently Hilesh was the Executive Director at Invisible Institute, a data, investigative journalism, and human rights organization and previously the Leadership Investment Program Officer at the Field Foundation of Illinois, building a leadership award program to recognize and support Chicago leaders. Across all his work, Hilesh integrates racial equity, civic engagement, and leadership development into the core mission of his professional practices.
For the past seven years Hilesh has been consulting with nonprofits, small businesses, and collectives to guide and support strategic planning, human resources, and organizational capacity. He is also an artist, poet, and member of The Chicago ACT Collective, building political artistic collaboration and dialogue across multiple communities. The Collective enacts self and community care through artmaking, generating work that both reflects and responds to current local needs identified by those most directly impacted.
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