Gabrielle Gilliam is a fund development and nonprofit management professional. She has nearly 30 consecutive years of experience in fundraising and institutional advancement, and has served in leadership positions at organizations such as United Negro College Fund, Bottomless Closet, Poly Prep Country Day School, the French-American Foundation, Opening Act, and Oliver Scholars.

Gabrielle currently serves as Executive Director for Bottom Line New York. She is also a Senior Lecturer at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Social Work. Since 2014, Gabrielle has also served as an independent consultant, providing strategic planning and fundraising support to NYC-based nonprofit organizations. Her client list has included the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Fiver Children’s Foundation, Brooklyn Children’s Theatre, and The Peter Westbrook Foundation.

Gabrielle received her BA in Drama and Africana Studies from Vassar College and her MA in Performance Studies from New York University/Tisch School of the Arts.