Avis Yates Rivers

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Technology Concepts Group International
President

As CEO of Technology Concepts Group International (TCGi), Avis Yates Rivers sits at the helm of a multi-million-dollar company that she built from the ground up. TCGi delivers value in 4 pillars – Technology Solutions, Procurement Solutions, Strategic Services, and Workforce of the Future.

Avis was recently named a 2024 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in New Jersey.  Additionally, TCGi is again among the top 50 Fastest Growing women-owned firms in the country.

A strong believer in the late Shirley Chisholm’s ideal that “service is the rent you pay for the privilege of living on this earth,” Avis subscribes to both the principles and the practice of being ‘in service.’ She is a long-time advocate for the increased utilization of minority and women-owned businesses, and a change agent for increasing the meaningful participation of women and people of color in technology.

Avis is the Author of “Necessary Inclusion: Embracing the Changing Faces of Technology.”

Avis serves as a Director on the Board of NCWIT and the Women’s Business Enterprise Council (Metro NY and DMV).

Recently, Avis launched the TCGi Foundation (www.tcgifoundation.org) to help break down the barriers for Black girls and women in computing.  Scholarships in the name of two fallen TCGi team members, Dawna Colbert and John Fitzpatrick, are awarded every year to deserving Black women pursuing an education in computer science, IT or engineering.

For more information, please visit www.technologyconcepts.com,  www.tcgifoundation.org and www.avisyatesrivers.com.

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