Dr. Mira Brancu is the Founder and CEO of Towerscope, an award-winning social impact consulting firm that helps executives and their teams lead effectively today and better navigate tomorrow. She is also the Founder of Towerscope Leadership Academy, a leadership development learning community for women-centered leaders in STEM, tech, healthcare, and academia. To this work, she brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare, research, and education, including a leadership career at the US Department of Veterans Affairs and a faculty appointment at Duke University.
Mira is the author of Millennials’ Guide to Workplace Politics and its companion workbook, writes about women in leadership for Psychology Today, and hosts The Hard Skills livestream podcast (ranked among the top 5% of podcasts worldwide). She has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (top 5% of psychologists) for her national impact on the field of psychology; a 2025 Transform 10 national finalist for executive leaders leading work transformation; the 2022 Hero Award by A Lotta Love for her research on trauma-informed homeless shelter outcomes; one of the 2021 Top 50 Influential Women in the Triangle, North Carolina; and the 2020 Early Career Woman Psychologist in Management from the Society of Psychologists in Leadership. Her company received the 2021 Corporate Philanthropy Award from the Triangle Business Journal. She is also a founding member of Forefront, powered by the internationally renowned MG100 Coaches Agency.
My mentees and supervisees often ask me how I got to where I am today. In the past I would be baffled myself as it all seemed like it was pure luck.
I now recognize that this belief that “being successful is just luck" is an affliction from which many women suffer. We have trouble recognizing, much less owning our own strengths. My hope is to help other women clarify and hone their strengths and equip them with the tools to reach and surpass their goals, breaking through any personal barriers holding them back.
Over the course of my career as a school counselor, then clinical psychologist, then chief of operations and other leadership roles, I've also gained a special interest in teaching others how to effectively navigate complex systems; align personal, professional, and organizational priorities to meet goals; develop strategic thinking and processes; and work effectively with individuals, teams, and organizations.
