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Partners From the Start
Our Founders

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Tamika Tyson
Tamika Tyson is the Co-Founder of TGC Impact and is responsible for deal structuring/execution, portfolio management, and value creation. With over 25 years of risk management experience, she formerly was the Global Head of Credit at Noble Energy (Fortune 500) managing a $5B portfolio, achieving zero credit losses in during her tenure. She has worked with small businesses to multi-national enterprises across various industries, including energy, oil and gas, transportation, manufacturing, pulp and paper, infrastructure, and business services, completing over 100 transactions. Tamika is a lifelong member of the National Black MBA Association and a Non-Resident Scholar for the Insurance Information Institute, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Tamika Tyson is the Co-Founder of TGC Impact and is responsible for deal structuring/execution, portfolio management, and value creation. With over 25 years of risk management experience, she formerly was the Global Head of Credit at Noble Energy (Fortune 500) managing a $5B portfolio, achieving zero credit losses in during her tenure. She has worked with small businesses to multi-national enterprises across various industries, including energy, oil and gas, transportation, manufacturing, pulp and paper, infrastructure, and business services, completing over 100 transactions. Tamika is a lifelong member of the National Black MBA Association and a Non-Resident Scholar for the Insurance Information Institute, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
TAMIKA TYSON
Partner

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Emily Halpern
Emily Halpern is the Co-Founder of TGC Impact and is responsible for deal sourcing, execution, portfolio management, and investor relations. She has over 25 years of experience in lower middle market investing, diversity initiatives, and business development. Emily founded VUE Partners, a strategic advisory firm, and has advised and consulted for The Enterprise Center, a Community Development Financial institution (CDFI) focused on investing in diverse small businesses. She was previously on the investment team for Brightwood Capital Advisors, a $3B asset manager providing debt and equity solutions to lower middle market businesses, and was responsible for Southeast Originations. Brightwood managed two SBIC funds, one solely investing in women, minority, and veteran led companies. Emily is on the Advisory Board for Innovate Capital and is the Chair of ACG Maryland’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee.
Emily Halpern is the Co-Founder of TGC Impact and is responsible for deal sourcing, execution, portfolio management, and investor relations. She has over 25 years of experience in lower middle market investing, diversity initiatives, and business development. Emily founded VUE Partners, a strategic advisory firm, and has advised and consulted for The Enterprise Center, a Community Development Financial institution (CDFI) focused on investing in diverse small businesses. She was previously on the investment team for Brightwood Capital Advisors, a $3B asset manager providing debt and equity solutions to lower middle market businesses, and was responsible for Southeast Originations. Brightwood managed two SBIC funds, one solely investing in women, minority, and veteran led companies. Emily is on the Advisory Board for Innovate Capital and is the Chair of ACG Maryland’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion committee.
EMILY HALPERN
Partner

It Takes a Team
We pride ourselves on the relationships we have developed over the years. These relationships have become the TGC Impact Ecosystem— a team of exceptional leaders in varying industries that share our passion for helping businesses fulfill their growth potential that sparks transformational change in local communities. Meet the TGC Impact Ecosystem.
TGC Impact Ecosystem

Nicole Jones
Managing Director, Global
Sales Support
Delta Air Lines

Elvis Oxley
President
Governmentcontracting.net

Euclid Walker
Partner
CGI Merchant

Carolyn Galiette
President and Chief
Investment Officer
Ironwood Capital

Ken Simone
Chief Operating Officer
Florida Food Products

Donald Comer
Vice President/Operations
Analysis
FedEx Corporation

Frank Pollock
President
TPG Consulting

Emily Beck
Director
Schneider Electric Energy &
Sustainability Services

Robert Swanson
Former Founder and CEO
RAS Consulting

Sandy Scott
Former CEO
Sprint Industrial

Kelley Kendle
Former CEO
Synchrogenix