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Tonjia Coverdale, PhD

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Principal at Lambiante
📍 Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area, United States

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.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Principal
Job Level
Middle
Location
Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area, United States
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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.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Principal
Lambiante
8-2023 - 2-2025
Senior Vice President, Director of Strategy for Operations & Technology
Associated Bank
7-2022 - 8-2023
Associate Vice President, Technology Data Management
Nationwide
11-2021 - 7-2022
Associate Vice President, Finance Technology
Nationwide
4-2020 - 11-2021
Associate Vice President, Workforce & Legal Technology
Nationwide
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Education
2001 - 2010
Ph.D.
Morgan State University
1998 - 1999
MBA
Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
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