Wade A. Hinton is an attorney, entrepreneur and the CEO and Founder of Hinton & Company, a business services firm with a focus on culture and leadership. Hinton & Company provides assessment, engaging leadership development sessions as well as bespoke leadership offerings to support an organization’s cultural and engagement goals.

Wade’s two decades of experience in the private and public sectors include service as the inaugural Vice-President of Inclusion and Diversity for the Unum Group, City Attorney for the City of Chattanooga, and Deputy General Counsel for Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations. Wade is also the founder of Board Connector and co-founder of Designation One - platforms connecting historically underrepresented talent to inclusive nonprofit boards.