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Tanya Monsef '86, Dean's Executive Professor, SCU's School of Business | Global Business Consultant and Leadership Coach

Tanya Monsef '86

Tanya Monsef ‘86 is a global business consultant and executive coach with 25+ years of Silicon Valley high tech, startups, and non-profit business success in the areas of finance, marketing, and strategy. She has coached and delivered programs with leaders from 40+ countries.

She designs leadership training, leads workshops, provides one-on-one coaching, and facilitates conversations to clients around the world. She speaks globally about the power of leading from authenticity as a way to create harmony in the workplace. She is Dean's Executive Professor at the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University.

She is currently researching a business book on the distinctions of the feminine – how this wisdom shows up for both women and men at work and how we can better understand, honor, and leverage it.

Tanya is active in global leadership projects: Chair of board for Global Women’s Leadership Network, co-founder of SF Turkish Women’s International Network chapter, advisor for Turkish Women’s Initiative, and program director of the Global Fellows program at SCU.

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It’s Time to Close the Gender Gap – But How?

By Tanya Monsef '86
For the past decade, I have worked to advance women’s leadership globally. My vision is a world of gender equity: economically, politically, and...
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Seeing The World Through New Eyes

By Tanya Monsef '86
"Tear gas floated upwards, stinging our eyes. I felt lost in this sea of bodies, emotion, and politics - but this was just another daily protest...
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"YES" or "NO" That is the Question

By Tanya Monsef '86
Each day we are presented with an infinite number of requests and choices. The choice that is best for you is based on what you are passionate about...
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Imagine Your Network is a Mosaic

By Tanya Monsef '86
When I lived in Turkey, I visited the Archaeological Museum in Antakya (Antioch). To appreciate its Roman and Byzantine mosaics, you have...
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