Wade A. Hinton is the founder of Hinton & Company, a business services firm focused on culture and leadership in the workplace. Wade’s experience includes private and public sectors – serving as Vice-President of Diversity and Inclusion for Unum Group, City Attorney for the City of Chattanooga, and Deputy General Counsel for Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga operations.

Wade is a board member or trustee for the Chattanooga State Community College Foundation, Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, and the Tennessee Aquarium. He is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., the Rotary Club of Chattanooga, and a founding member of the Sankofa Fund for Civic Engagement.

Wade is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, a graduate of Emory University, The University of Memphis School of Law, and studied at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary. He and his partner Jana live in Chattanooga with their daughter – Genevieve Eichel-Hinton.