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About Ibrahim

January 5, 1977 - June 21, 2023

Ibrahim Abdul-Matin is the author of Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet and is the founder and CEO of Green Squash Consulting, a management consulting firm based in New York that works with people, organizations, companies, coalitions, and governments committed to equity and justice. Ibrahim specializes in strategic planning, stakeholder management, and partnership development. Ibrahim is a Senior Fellow with Interfaith America and Senior Clean Power Fellow with New Yorkers for Clean Power. Ibrahim sits on the boards of Sapelo Square whose mission is to celebrate the experiences of Black Muslims in the United States; the Scherman Foundation, which seeks to build a more just, sustainable, and equitable New York; Green City Force, a powerhouse leadership training program for youth interested in building a green and inclusive economy; Collective Diaspora, a global initiative developing cooperatives throughout the African diaspora; the NYS Trust for Public Land, which uses policy and advocacy to build parks and protect land; the Union of Concerned Scientists and the International Living Future Institute. Ibrahim is an adjunct professor of public policy in the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College, his alma mater. Ibrahim also has a decorated NCAA Division 1 football career as linebacker at University of Rhode Island, 1997 NCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year and in 2011, URI blessed Ibrahim with the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Outstanding Leadership and Contribution to the University Community for his work on and off the field.

Work Experience

2019-Present
Adjunct Professor of Public Policy, Marxe School of International and Public Affairs, Baruch College

2018-Present
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Green Squash Consulting

2014-2018
Assistant Commissioner of Community Affairs, NYC Department of Environmental Protection

2012-2014
Principal Consultant & Project Director, The Frontier Project

2010-2012
Senior Policy Advisor, NYC Office of the Mayor, Long-Term Planning & Sustainability

2008-2010
Sports Contributor, WNYC, The Takeaway

2008
Green For All, National Field Director

Selected Media & Writing

My newsletter about fatherhood, faith, family, sports, and sustainability. ibrahimabdulmatin.substack.com

Muslim New Yorkers Lead the Way through Climate Change WNET, Thirteen.org, April 27, 2022

Green Before Gray, An Anthology of Ideas After Hurricane Ida, - Rebuild by Design, Sept 21, 2021

A 5-point plan to address climate change TheGrio.com Oct 19, 2020

Opinion: By Design NYC Must Move Toward Equitable Waterfronts, CityLimits.org Sep 10, 2020

Contributor, People the Planet Needs Now. Adventure Publications. 2024

Contributor, Black Earth Wisdom. Amistad. 2023

Contributor, Befriending Death: Essayists on Living and Dying. iUniverse. - 2014

Contributor, All American: 45 Men on Being Muslim. White Cloud Press. - 2012

Contributor, My Neighbor's Faith: Stories of Inter-religious Encounter, Orbis Books - 2012

As a Father: ‘I have to be the best human I can be.’ CNN.org, June 15, 2012

Author, Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting the Planet. Berrett-Kohler, Reprinted in Middle East, UK, Turkey (Kube Press), Indonesia (in Bahasa) 2010

Co-Author, The Future 500: Youth Organizing and Activism in the United States. Subway and Elevated Press. 2002