About me
Araif Yusuff serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA). In this executive role, he supports the nonprofit in carrying out its mission of eliminating poverty from the world through programs focused on relief and development. Araif Yusuff has carried out responsibilities as director of programs since 2021, and in this capacity, he has oversight of a $350 million portfolio of disaster relief and development programs in the US and around the world. Outside of his responsibilities with IRUSA, Araif Yusuff is the board president of New York Disaster Interfaith Services and the vice chair of the New Jersey State Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters. He also maintains a board seat with the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster and is an advisory board member of the New York City Faith Sector Community Preparedness Program.Before beginning his career, Araif Yusuff graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He remained at the school for his graduate studies, completing a Master of Public Administration in 2016. Four years later, he earned the certified fundraising manager accreditation from Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.
