Tonya Combs

Tonya Combs is a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in patent law, having served as Sr. Vice President - General Patent Counsel at Eli Lilly and Company from April 2017 to December 2023, where previous roles included Vice President - Deputy General Patent Counsel and Sr. Director - General Patent Counsel for Lilly BioMedicines. Tonya Combs earned a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree, summa cum laude, from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where involvement included serving as Note Development Editor for the Indiana Law Review and participation in Law Moot Court and the Order of Barristers. Additionally, Tonya Combs holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.