Cristen Moore

Cristen Moore is the strategy director of equity in higher education for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. In that role, she guides the foundation’s strategy to advance equitable outcomes in postsecondary education, leads Lumina’s internal efforts focused on equity, and manages relevant grantmaking.

Moore has more than a decade of experience in public policy and community engagement. Most recently, she served as the director of equity and change management at HCM Strategists, a public policy and advocacy firm whose clients include higher education institutions and systems, state agencies, community-based organizations, and workforce entities. Before joining HCM, Moore worked on Capitol Hill as a Barbara Jordan Scholar with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and served as a legislative fellow in the House of Representatives.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in legal communication from Howard University and a master’s in public administration from George Washington University.