United Way of Central Indiana names chief strategic intelligence officer

INDIANAPOLIS – United Way of Central Indiana announced today that Denise Luster has been named the nonprofit’s first chief strategic intelligence officer.  

Luster, previously the vice president of impact research and analytics, has worked for United Way for nearly 25 years.  

Luster began her career at the nonprofit as a research assistant in 1998 and has served as a vice president since 2017. She oversees a team of people focused on research and data, provides executive leadership, vision and accountability on analytical research projects and creates data-driven solutions for United Way.  

Luster has a bachelor’s degree in public affairs management and a master of business administration degree in finance, both from Indiana University. She is a fellow of the Indiana University Tobias Leadership Center.