Tonjia Coverdale, PhD

Commander
DISC Type : D

Principal at Lambiante

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Tonjia Coverdale is a technology strategist and executive with 28 years of experience in roles including CEO, CIO, and Chief Technology Strategy Officer. She specializes in aligning data, AI, and architecture with business goals. She holds a Ph. D. from Morgan State University and is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT 500).

Outside of her executive roles, Tonjia is deeply invested in wellness, which informs her unique "FEARLESS" leadership model. She is passionate about mentoring future leaders and is an active public speaker and event emcee. She also enjoys rhythmic dance, running 5Ks, and cycling.

Unique fact: She developed a wellness-informed leadership model to help leaders and their teams achieve high performance by integrating personal well-being with professional excellence.

Personality Overview

Risk-Taker

Decisive

Candid & Clear

They take a lot of pride in personal achievements.  They like to move fast and expect the same from others. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

Wellness-Informed Leadership
She created the FEARLESS leadership model, rooted in wellness, and frequently speaks on how these practices can boost team performance and achieve business impact.
Data & AI Strategy
A core part of her executive experience, she leads discussions on turning data, AI, and strategy into tangible business outcomes at leadership summits.
Public Speaking
Actively serves as a keynote speaker, panelist, and emcee for technology conferences, leadership summits, and pitch competitions.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2025
Principal at Lambiante
8-2023 - 2-2025
Senior Vice President, Director of Strategy for Operations & Technology at Associated Bank
7-2022 - 8-2023
Associate Vice President, Technology Data Management at Nationwide
11-2021 - 7-2022
Associate Vice President, Finance Technology at Nationwide
4-2020 - 11-2021
Associate Vice President, Workforce & Legal Technology at Nationwide

Education

2001 - 2010
Ph.D. from Morgan State University
1998 - 1999
MBA from Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business

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Insights For Selling To Tonjia

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tonjia is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tonjia

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tonjia move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Tonjia take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Tonjia

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