Chitra Kalyandurg

Consulting Analyst

Chitra Kalyandurg joined TRG Arts in 2019. As a Consulting Analyst, she uses data to help arts organizations find the results they need to be sustainable and create impact. Previously, Chitra was the director of engagement and arts partnerships at Kalanidhi Dance, where she led the organization’s fundraising and communications efforts and worked to increase the company’s reach throughout the Washington D.C. area. 

Chitra has more than a decade of experience working at the intersection of arts, nonprofits, and policy, including administering education programs at Arena Stage and managing policy fellowship programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She has also served as a consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts, where she conducted a qualitative analysis of their Folk & Traditional Arts Art Works grant program. As a dancer and choreographer, Chitra is committed to raising awareness of classical Indian dance through performance and education. 

Chitra holds a bachelor’s degree in communications studies from New York University and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park.