Tonya Echols, PCC

Tonya Echols, PCC, PsyD, is a multi-award-winning global leader, leadership psychologist, executive coach and educator. She is the managing principal of Vigere, an international coaching and consulting firm. Tonya has three decades of experience in corporate management; digital and traditional media; technology; finance; coaching; leadership development; and inclusion. She works with numerous organizations across a variety of industries, including Fortune 500 companies.

Tonya holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee with a degree in business administration–accounting. She earned a doctorate in leadership psychology, with emphases in neuroscience and inclusive leadership, from William James College.

Tonya is an adjunct faculty member in the graduate programs at William & Mary and Harvard University Extension School, where she teaches leadership and organizational behavior.