Dr Mira Brancu is a clinical and consulting psychologist, executive coach, and founder of Towerscope, a leadership development firm for expert-driven leaders in healthcare, higher education, STEM, law, and beyond. She holds a PhD in clinical psychology, is a Professional Certified Coach (ICF), an APA Fellow and an adjunct associate professor at Duke University School of Medicine.
She is a past associate editor of the Consulting Psychology Journal and has authored more than 45 peer-reviewed articles. Earlier in her career she held senior leadership roles across the Department of Veterans Affairs mental health research system, including Deputy and Interim director of national Centers of Excellence.
Over the past decade she has coached hundreds of highly credentialed leaders. She writes the Psychology Today column ‘A New Look at Women’s Leadership’, hosts The Hard Skills, an award-winning and top-rated podcast, and previously published The Millennial’s Guide to Workplace Politics and companion workbook.
