Exclusive: Tonia O’Connor Appointed CEO Of Deepak Chopra’s Next Generation Well-Being Company

Tonia O’Connor, PHOTO COURTESY OF TONIA O’CONNOR

Deepak Chopra announced today that all of his businesses, brands and intellectual property have been rolled into a new company under the name Chopra Global and will be led by CEO and board member Tonia O’Connor.

O’Connor was most recently President and Chief Revenue Officer at Univision Communications, where she oversaw Univision’s multi-billion-dollar portfolio and helped spearhead the launch of several new media businesses and successful networks.

The global health and wellness economy represents over 4 trillion dollars annually. Yet, chronic and mental illnesses are climbing at an alarming rate. Chopra Global is positioned at the intersection of science and spirituality, and its signature programs are clinically proven to impact numerous parameters of health for improved physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.

Chopra Global is backed by an investor group, including Alice Walton, Ray Chambers and Matthew Harris of Global Infrastructure Partners (through his wellness investment fund Avatar Companies). “The launch of Chopra Global will create a new paradigm in healthcare for the Twenty-First Century,” said Alice Walton. “With her experience in leading a company’s commercial evolution, my fellow investors and I are thrilled to have a…