Professionals

Senior Managing Directors

Jack Faris, Senior Managing Director, was ranked as the most influential small business leader in Washington by Fortune Small Business Magazine. He retired in 2006 as President and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Mr. Faris works with Boards, CEOs and Leadership Teams in providing personal development, coaching, strategic planning, organizational design, and improvement. He is a recent appointee of the President's Export Council. more...

The Honorable Winfield Dunn, Senior Managing Director, is the former Governor of the State of Tennessee. He has been an experienced and active Board member of various public and private corporations and not-for-profit organizations, including Hospital Corporation of America and Province Healthcare. On three separate occasions, he has been named Tennessee's Man of the Year. more...

George Yowell, Senior Managing Director, retired in 1994 after a thirty-year career in banking during which he served for nineteen years as CEO and President of Dominion Banks in Richmond, Virginia and Nashville, Tennessee. He participated in the development of Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc., a statewide partnership of private and public sector leaders which is focused on achieving long-term economic development success for Tennessee. He served as CEO and President of TTI from 1994-2005. Mr. Yowell works with leadership teams in board development, coaching assignments, mediation and proposal development. more...