Background

Tiara Dungy joined the Moore School's Office of Diversity and Inclusion in 2021 as the inaugural director of inclusive engagement. Tiara is highly skilled in D&I, stakeholder engagement, program development and is also a social responsibility champion who believes the world can be made better through intentional human action.

She has since spent the last 17 years establishing rich global learning networks through consulting, community service, and research focusing on youth development and entrepreneurship across the United States and South Africa. She is also an active member of several advisory boards employing diversity, equity, and inclusion training to support impactful social research and institutional change.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Spelman College, a master’s degree in international relations from the University of the Witwatersrand, and is a current Ph. D. student in philanthropic studies at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.