Superb Woman: Nadine Dechausay

Nadine Dechausay is Communities Foundation of Texas’ (CFT) senior director of learning and insights. Nadine previously oversaw grantmaking for the W.W. Caruth Jr. Fund at CFT. Before joining CFT in 2018, she was a senior research associate at MDRC, a national social policy research firm. Nadine attended New York University. She holds a J.D. with honors and master’s degrees in criminology and applied psychology from the University of Toronto. She holds bachelor’s degrees in education and human biology from Brown University. She is an instructor at Austin Community College’s Center for Nonprofit Studies where she created a course on measuring social impact. She is also a volunteer youth basketball coach.