Megha Tolia has spent the last 23 years building and operating mission-driven, innovative consumer brands. She recently stepped down as president and chief operating officer of Shondaland, a global media company founded by renowned Hollywood showrunner and writer, Shonda Rhimes, creator of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, Bridgerton and Inventing Anna.

Prior to Shondaland, Megha spent eight years managing several businesses for SC Johnson, including Method, Ecover, Mrs. Meyers and Babyganics. She began her career as a brand manager for Neutrogena and worked for Johnson & Johnson for 10 years. She is currently the co-founding director of the Spears Institute for Entrepreneurship at Southern Methodist University and sits on the board of the Center for Brain Health and a consumer products company, The Good Patch.

Megha holds a BA from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She is originally from Los Angeles, but spent many years living in San Francisco and Florence, Italy, before moving to Dallas in the summer of 2021.