Monisha Kapila

Monisha Kapila is an independent consultant and coach who works with nonprofit and philanthropic leaders. She founded ProInspire, a nonprofit that activates leaders at all levels to accelerate equity, serving as CEO and Co-CEO for fifteen years. She led the organization to become a field builder around leadership development and racial equity. The Chronicle of Philanthropy named ProInspire one of “7 Nonprofits to Watch” in 2015. Monisha previously worked for Capital One, Accion, CARE, and Arthur Andersen. She has served on multiple Boards and is currently a Board Member of the National Human Services Assembly. Monisha has written about equity & inclusion, leadership, and career paths in Stanford Social Innovation Review, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Nonprofit Quarterly, the Huffington Post, and other publications. She has been recognized as a Chronicle of Philanthropy’s 40 Under 40, an HBS Leadership Fellow, an American Express NGen Fellow, and a National Urban Fellows America’s Leaders of Change. Monisha has an MBA from Harvard Business School, where she received the Dean’s Award, and a BBA from the University of Michigan. She is an executive coach and received her Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University.