Tonia O'Connor

Tonia O’Connor is the co-founder of The Kite, a leadership development venture that helps organizations achieve growth ambitions. In 2022, Ms. O’Connor served as a member of the Board of Directors of Xperi Holding Corporation (renamed Adeia Inc. at the time of the spin-off) beginning in December 2021. Previously, Ms. O’Connor was the Chief Executive Officer of Tone It Up, a plant based, nutritional products company, for women, by women. Prior to joining Tone It Up, Ms. O’Connor served as the CEO of Chopra Global and the President and Chief Revenue Officer at Univision Communications. Prior to Univision, Ms. O’Connor held leadership roles at News Corp’s Gemstar, where she led negotiations for complex technology and intellectual property agreements, as well as content and marketing deals, and played an integral role in the growth of Gemstar’s IP assets. Ms. O’Connor serves on Syracuse University’s Board of Trustees, where she is a member of the Athletics, Academic Affairs and Advancement & External Affairs Committees, and the national board of STRIVE, a Harlem-based nonprofit organization serving people who face great obstacles to employment, preparing them for job readiness and sustainable careers. Ms. O’Connor previously served on the boards of BetterSpace, fuboTV, GoldieBlox, and El Rey Network