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Financial Empowerment and Community Development Officer | Old National Bank
Age: 26
Hometown: Evansville
Education: bachelor’s in professional studies, University of Southern Indiana
Family: church family, parents and siblings
Years with organization: 4
First job: Salesman at a flea market at the age of 16. “I took the city bus and walked 3 miles every Sunday to the site.”
Givebacks: board treasurer, Andrew J. Brown Academy; Finance Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana; Event Planning Committee, The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis; Young Leaders Board, Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana
Something surprising: Ibrahim speaks Zarma, French and English.
Since joining the workforce, I’ve learned: “I’m more of a generalist than I anticipated and thrive in gathering groups together to achieve outcomes. I had always thought of myself as an individual contributor to a group.”
In 10 years … : “I see myself leading economic development initiatives that channel banking resources into real change—expanding access to capital, supporting local growth and helping institutions like schools, health systems and policy organizations advance their goals.”
Coffee order: warm decaffeinated tea
Moussa Ibrahim develops custom financial education programs for schools, nonprofits, community centers, businesses and state agencies. Using Old National Bank’s Financial Empowerment Curriculum, he helps organizations amplify the impact of the work they’re doing—whether that’s mentoring teens, supporting re-entry, advancing youth development or equipping people for the workforce. “One thing I’m incredibly proud of is introducing financial education into a local high school for the first time—well before Indiana passed its statewide financial literacy requirement,” he said. “Not only did the curriculum take root, but it’s now being sustained internally by the school’s own staff.” Ibrahim has conducted more than 400 financial education workshops throughout his career, “and I’m on track to reach 500 workshops soon, impacting thousands of Hoosiers across communities, generations and institutions.”•
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