Mindy Aldridge

Mindy is President and ex-officio Director of The Nelson Foundation, an independent foundation in suburban Philadelphia that works to eliminate systemic racial and social inequities by investing for impact with partner organizations in the Greater Philadelphia region that are committed to serving young people, their families and the communities in which they live.

Mindy’s interests and career have been varied, including time in Washington, D.C., where she worked in government and for a non-profit, 15 years in financial services, eight years teaching social studies and history, and most recently, 19 years working with the Foundation – first as a Director, and since 2010 on staff. 

As President, Mindy led the Foundation and its Board through its first leadership transition and the development and implementation of three strategic plans, the last of which centered the Foundation's work on racial equity and social justice. 

She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and graduated with an AB in Economics. Mindy also holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and an MA in History from Villanova. Outside of work, she serves as a Judge of Elections in her Delaware County, PA precinct, and she enjoys golf, her book club, pot gardening, and travel. She and her husband maintain an “empty nester” household—except for a rescue dog and a parrot.