Tangi C. James-Boone is an Assistant Professor in the College of Business and Leadership. She teaches a variety of business topics, including introductory courses on business, leadership, and marketing, consumer behavior, and ethics, among others.

Tangi is the founder and owner of Run with Horses, a boutique consultancy where she serves as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), talent and leadership development consultant, and a learning strategist. Her background is rooted in instructional design, and she brings a diverse portfolio of experience in leading corporate learning and leadership development functions and initiatives. She has consulted and coached with multi-national enterprises across various industries (financial services, pharmaceutical, educational services, faith-based organizations, manufacturing, retail, technology, media) with clients ranging from senior executives to college students from various disciplines (sales, marketing, human resources, management, science, and technology). Tangi’s cross-functional and cross-industry exposure provides a strong foundation for multifaceted critical thinking and problem-solving to emerge in the classroom. Prior to Eastern, her academic instructional experiences were as a faculty instructor within a university business department.

Tangi is known for an authentic way of engaging and creating thought partnerships to reframe ideas through a resilient and innovative lens. She is enhancing self-awareness and supporting people in achieving their professional and personal goals in an ever-changing and uncertain world. Her research focuses on defining and codifying Professional Development Coachability as a foundation for future assessment development. Tangi has three adult daughters, loves to learn, enjoys American football immensely, and believes that learning broadens a person’s perspective.