Dr. Kara Monroe is founder and President of Monarch Strategies, a consulting firm providing expert consulting to higher education organizations across the country as well as leadership development to organizations of all types. As President of Monarch Strategies, Monroe also serves in several corporate advisory capacities including Senior Advisor to Packback - an educational technology firm that uses artificial intelligence to help students improve their writing.

Prior to founding Monarch Strategies, Monroe spent 25 years in education - both in the classroom and in institutional administration.

​Dr. Monroe's most recent position was as the Provost and Senior Vice President for Student and Academic Experience of Ivy Tech Community College – Indiana's 19 campus community college. A native of Indiana, Monroe holds a B.S. in Mathematics Education from Ball State University, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership from Capella University. Dr. Monroe’s research interests include Creative Problem Solving, needs of adjunct and contingent faculty populations, the use of technology in education and in life, and innovative methods for teaching and learning.