Chantée Eldridge is Strada’s chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer and a senior vice president. With a focus on fostering inclusive excellence and belonging, Eldridge leads the development and implementation of long-term DEI strategies, metrics, programs, and initiatives.
Since joining Strada in 2020, Eldridge has been instrumental in shaping a more inclusive organizational culture. She launched five employee resource groups, known as Belonging and Inclusion Groups, and developed initiatives that led to double-digit increases in race, ethnicity, and gender representation in senior leadership roles, and increased employee competency in equity education.
Eldridge previously worked at the National Collegiate Athletic Association, for which she launched a national former student-athlete task force, bringing together employers, educators, and recent graduates to shape program approaches.
Earlier in her career, Eldridge led statewide advocacy campaigns at the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to raise awareness of public health and safety issues. In Colorado, she organized statewide and national minority and women’s business summits and strengthened partnerships with chambers of commerce and state agencies to support underrepresented businesses.
Eldridge serves on the boards of the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana and Empowered Families. In 2024, she was recognized by Women We Admire as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Indiana. Eldridge earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University and a doctorate in higher education leadership from Maryville University.