The Rev. Dr. Lindley G. DeGarmo is a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) minister with more than 25 years of ordained ministry. He served for 12 years as Pastor and Head of Staff of Towson Presbyterian Church in suburban Baltimore and has since specialized in transitional ministry, serving congregations in metropolitan New York and Connecticut, most recently as Interim Pastor and Head of Staff of First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich. In October 2026, he begins serving as Bridge Pastor of Irvington Presbyterian Church in Irvington, New York.

Before entering ministry, Lindley spent nearly 22 years in corporate finance and investment banking, first with Exxon and later with Salomon Brothers, where he led the firm’s Global Independent Power Group. He currently serves as Chair of the Council of the Hudson River Presbytery. He is also a mentor with Backstory Preaching.

Lindley earned a Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, and Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University, an Advanced Certificate in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business, a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Sarah Finlayson, live in Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York, and have an adult daughter, Eleanor.