Matisha Montgomery is the chief learning officer at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. In this role she oversees general training for employees across the department, leadership development, learning technology and solutions, workforce and succession planning, organizational development, talent assessment, and HR analytics. Matisha has been a career federal servant since 2005, with prior roles at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Matisha holds a master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and certificates from American University’s Key Executive Leadership program and George Mason University’s Chief Learning Officer program. She is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), past president of the International Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC), and advisor to the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC). Matisha uses her experience transforming government through investments in workforce development and strategy to help federal government organizations design experiences that build employee trust. Matisha works at the nexus of employee experience, human capital, and process improvement to drive organizational transformation in government. She has designed and implemented numerous high impact programs across a diverse range of mission areas to reconnect employees with the people they serve and engage them in creating a culture of continuous improvement.
