Spelman College prof. Tiana Tukes is a pioneer of change 

Tiana Tukes (above), the first-ever Black trans woman to be a lecturer in entrepreneurial management within the economics department at Spelman College, is no stranger to pioneering change.& & Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice Tiana Tukes, the first ever Black trans woman to be a lecturer in entrepreneurial management within the economics department at Spelman College, is no stranger to pioneering change.& & Before her current role, she served as co-chief executive officer at LGBT+ VC, a global nonprofit created with the goal of advocating for and supporting LGBTQ investors. Tukes was also co-founded the organization in late 2022. Before founding LGBT+ VC, Tukes held positions in investment, operations, and partnerships at various firms, including Silicon Valley Bank, Plume Clinic, Sequoia Capital, Accenture, and Spotify.& She already had roots in the Atlanta University Center (AUC) after having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with high Latin honors from Morehouse College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, awarded the Oprah Winfrey Merit Scholarship, and designated an HBCU All-Star by The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs). Tukes had been recognized as one of Forbes 30 under 30 in venture capital. Most notably, she is...