Julie Ragsdale, President, is a seasoned legal and philanthropic expert with 25 years experience in higher education philanthropy. As Interim General Counsel of Strada Education Network, Inc., she led the legal team and supported the governance needs of 5 committees and the full Board of Trustees of Strada as well as its affiliated nonprofit and for-profit organizations. She managed compliance, risk management and contracting and supported legal needs related to intellectual property, real estate, insurance, research and philanthropy. She serves on the boards of Indianapolis Indians Charities and Indianapolis RBI and has served in multiple board leadership roles, including President of the Hamilton Southeastern Education Foundation. Ms. Ragsdale co-led Strada’s Covid-19 Impact Coalition in 2020, managing the Vulnerable Populations working group. The Impact Coalition was comprised of 50 nonprofit organizations, associations, funders, corporations and institutions focused on post-Covid economic recovery in the higher education and workforce sectors.
‍
Ms. Ragsdale provides timely, useful, and practical legal and business guidance. Her strong financial acumen is unique and useful in law and philanthropy. She began her career as an associate in the Corporate Practice Group at Ice Miller. Ms. Ragsdale earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Gonzaga University and a Juris Doctorate from Willamette University College of Law. Ms. Ragsdale is a member of the Indianapolis and Indiana State Bar Associations, the Association of Corporate Counsel, and the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Ragsdale also serves as an Advisor to the Women’s Sports and Leadership Experience at Fair Oaks Farms.