Michelle Matthews is the Chief Strategy & Operations Officer for Purpose Built Communities Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to implementing resident-centered, holistic neighborhood revitalization. As a senior leader, Michelle provides guidance to Network Members who implement the Purpose Built model as leaders, conveners and catalysts of holistic transformational change at the neighborhood level.

Prior to joining Purpose Built in 2016, Michelle founded Matthews Consulting Group (MCG). For more than two decades, she served as a trusted advisor with expertise in organizational development, change management and consulting. Her passionate leadership has benefitted nonprofit organizations like Families First, the Task Force for Global Health and Communities in Schools of Atlanta.

She has also served educational institutions like Spelman College and Atlanta Public Schools as well as Fortune 500 companies including Delta Air Lines, Kimberly Clark and Georgia-Pacific. Michelle’s prowess in adapting to changing environments has positioned her as an authority in the field.

She has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Black Enterprise and Smart Money, and she appeared on CNN where she shared her perspective on leadership and change.

Michelle graduated summa cum laude from Spelman College with a degree in economics.