Dr. Evans, author of Digital Money Demystified, empowers leaders of legacy corporate and academic institutions to enter, and excel in, the future of business in the new digital economy. She expertly prepares yesterday’s executives for tomorrow’s disruption in web3 and beyond.


A former tennis professional turned academic, advisor and leadership powerhouse, Dr. Tonya M. Evans stands at the confluence of law, technology, and finance. As a full tenured professor at Penn State Dickinson Law with a prestigious co-hire at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences, Dr. Evans embodies the pinnacle of academic excellence. She is the proud recipient of the 2023 EDGE in Tech Athena Award for Academic Leadership and holds an esteemed place in the inaugural Forbes Over 50 List (Investment category, 2021). Combining her background in tennis, law, and new technologies, she is a beacon of expertise in intellectual property, blockchain and virtual currency law and policy, entertainment law, and trusts & estates law