Tanja Powers

Vice President

Tanja Powers joins the Gateway board with over 30 years in life sciences, focused on sales, marketing, and patient access. She is known for her empowering and collaborative leadership style, strategic thought process, and pragmatic approach. Most recently, she was vice president of ophthalmology for Genentech, responsible for a portfolio with nearly $2 billion in annual sales. Recently, she stepped away to focus on executive coaching and her passions in the nonprofit space.

Tanja has led large organizations, significant change initiatives, product launches, and commercialization strategies. She is passionate about creating, growing, and supporting high-functioning teams and is known for her empowering approach and ability to collaborate across complex organizations. 

Tanja holds an undergraduate degree in journalism, an MBA, and is a Hudson-certified leadership coach and an active member of SV2. She loves to read, write, travel, and hike and spends as much time as possible outdoors. A resident of Oakland, California, and the proud mom of two young adults, Alex and Katee, you can find Tanja exploring restaurants and independent bookstores in the Bay Area. She’s thrilled to be a member of the Gateway board because she’s experienced firsthand the healing power of the outdoors on her own mental health and that of her children.