Chandra Montgomery is a senior consultant and Director of Equity and Inclusion Practice at Lindauer Global. Her background in philanthropy spans academic medicine, higher education, public media, and social services. Chandra is an alumna of CASE’s Minority Advancement Institute and a previous Apra volunteer leader having served as chair of the Advocacy Committee and a founding member of the organization’s inaugural DEI Committee. Prior to Lindauer, she was founding co-chair of the Advancement DEI Council at the University of Southern California where she was the director of pipeline and prospect development for Health Sciences. She has also led prospect developm ent teams at National Public Radio and Virginia Commonwealth University. Chandra holds a BA from Hampton University and a master’s degree and graduate certificate in HR Law & Compliance from USC’s Gould School of Law. She will earn a professional doctorate in Philanthropic Leadership from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University in 2027. Chandra also holds certifications in diversity, equity, and inclusion.