Amanda Tomkoria, PhD

Global VP at Nike | Leading Talent Acquisition & Talent Management

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

About

Amanda (Shull) Tomkoria, Ph.D. is an HR Executive, Organizational Psychologist, and Executive Coach. Her mission is to drive business growth by helping people take meaningful action to achieve their purpose. She leads Nike, Inc.’s Global Talent Acquisition and Management team. She and her team are responsible for modernizing and delivering a world-class talent strategy to position Nike for growth. Amanda is also trained as an Executive Coach focused on maximizing the growth and effectiveness of senior leaders. Amanda brings broad experience across people strategies, including talent management, organization effectiveness, leadership development and learning programs. She is the author of numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles and is an active research contributor and presenter at professional conferences. Specialties: ELT & Board of Directors Experience Talent Management Organization Effectiveness Organization Development Employee Engagement Executive Coaching Leadership Effectiveness Survey Design and Development Organization Design Organizational Culture and Change 360 Degree Feedback and Personality Assessments Performance Management Talent Reviews Leadership Assessment and Development General Management Identification & Development Succession Planning Advanced Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis HR Talent and Performance Systems (Workday)

Experience

  • Nike (10 yrs 6 mos)
    • Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition and Talent Management
      Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    • Global Vice President, Talent Management
      Jul 2024 - Dec 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Senior Director, Global Head of Talent Practices
      May 2023 - Jul 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Head of Talent Management & Learning and Chief of Staff to CHRO at Guardian Life
    Sep 2012 - Feb 2016 · 3 yrs 6 mos

  • Manager, Organization and Management Development at PepsiCo
    May 2011 - Sep 2012 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Adjunct Professor Organizational Psychology M.A. Program at Columbia University in the City of New York
    Jan 2010 - Jun 2012 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Taught Masters Level Courses in Research Methods and Organizational Psychology

  • Associate Consultant Employee Engagement at Mercer
    Aug 2010 - May 2011 · 10 mos