After serving for decades as an attorney, Judge, and civil rights advocate, McNeil Danish leads Signal Ohio as its CEO in its mission to ensure Ohioans have access to quality, public service journalism. Based in Columbus, McNeil Danish has more than 30 years of professional legal experience there and in Cincinnati, Dayton, and Chicago. She has been involved in a range of industries and business sectors, including service as a Commissioner on the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, as City Attorney for the cities of Cincinnati and Dayton, as a Franklin County Judge, legal counsel in the Ohio Governor’s office and the Ohio Department of Commerce. Prior to her selection as CEO for Signal Ohio, McNeil Danish served most recently as Partner and DEI Strategic Business Partner at Taft Law, where she provided counsel to municipalities and small, minority, and women owned businesses. Across her many roles, McNeil Danish has been dedicated to building bridges across party, racial, and gender lines, fostering open cultures, dismantling prejudices, and empowering individuals.