OBSIDIAN EDGE

Equity | Resilience | Sustainability | Wellness

Meet Obsidian Edge

Transformative Coach. Advocate. Resource Mobilizer. Equity Strategist. Community Weaver. Tech

Nile Malloy brings nearly three decades of experience as an interdisciplinary strategist working at the intersections of race, class, gender, education, and the environment. His work spans the nonprofit, public, philanthropic, education, and private sectors—advancing social, climate, economic and youth development programs and initiatives both across the U.S. and internationally.

Nile has held leadership roles with Communities for a Better Environment, California Environmental Justice Alliance, Climate Justice Alliance, Rainforest Action Network, Artisan Hub, and the Neighborhood Funders Group. He is also a former professor at New College of California and has served as both a middle and high school educator. At Neighborhood Funders Group, he collaborated with dozens of philanthropic leaders to launch multi-million-dollar collaborative funds focused on public policy, affordable housing, climate resilience, and grassroots power building.

In 2025, Nile launched Obsidian Edge, a rebranded coaching and consulting practice dedicated to building a future where resources are distributed equitably, and systems reflect justice, liberation, healing, and cooperation. Obsidian Edge co-creates innovative models with individuals, institutions, and communities—rooted in mutual care and grounded in the belief that collective well-being is essential to transformation. Through leadership coaching, strategic facilitation, and community-rooted consulting, Nile helps design self-determined futures aligned with just transition, sustainability, and liberatory imagination.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Sustainability and African American Studies from the University of Michigan, and a Master’s in Anthropology and Social Change from the California Institute of Integral Studies, with a focus on Gender, Ecology, and Postcolonial Studies.

As a wellness advocate, life coach, and social entrepreneur, his coaching and facilitation also help individuals and teams build emotional intelligence, restore internal balance, and lead with accountability and care.

Beyond his professional work, Nile is a creative writer, currently completing his debut novel, Obsidian Resurrection—a Black futurist, sci-fi family-centered thriller exploring power, healing, ancient rituals, revolution, and transformation. He also launched his Substack blog that weaves together stories, humor, ancestral wisdom, socio-political, environmental issues, tech and personal reflections.

Above all, Nile cherishes his role as a father to his teenage daughter and two teenage sons. He finds deep purpose in co-parenting and building community-based support systems that embody care, wholeness, and accountability.

Our Services

We treat evaluation as ritual. Our assessments are not just metrics—they’re mirrors. We help you measure what matters: alignment, impact, and healing. Through a culturally rooted and data-informed process, we surface equity gaps, movement tensions, and opportunities for transformation. The goal: strategic clarity with soul.
Your structure reflects your spirit. Whether building out nonprofit governance (C3/C4), shifting internal culture, business incubation, or evolving leadership flow, we help you root your systems in justice. Designed for mighty teams with lean capacity, we offer tools to elevate collective rhythm, trust, and long-term sustainability.
Resource work is spiritual work. We build fundraising strategies rooted in trust, reciprocity, and relationship—not scarcity or survival. We support grant writing, donor communications, and access to aligned networks—especially for BIPOC-led orgs that deserve to thrive, not hustle.
Equity isn't a checkbox, it's a living practice. Humanity and human values form a critical ecosystem, much like nature itself. We offer assessments, trainings, and deep structural work to shift how power moves within your organization. We don't just analyze bias; we hold people accountable to it, co-designing cultures where justice is embodied at every level.
We coach with care and clarity. Whether you’re an emerging leader, seasoned executive, or team navigating transition, our coaching holds space for complexity. With a foundation in somatics, spirit, and strategic grounding, we support you in leading from your purpose, not your performancescription
Conflict is sacred when handled with care. We facilitate spaces for healing, restoration, and transformation, not avoidance. Conflict avoidance is not creating harmony or is it step toward our healing journey. Drawing from somatics, spiritual traditions, and movement wisdom, we support organizations in navigating rupture and returning to right relationship.
We design gatherings that feed the soul and sharpen the vision. Whether strategic retreats, trainings, or internal convenings, we create containers rooted in justice, spiritual grounding, and collective clarity. When we gather with intention, we shift what's possible.