
As CEO of Technology Concepts Group Intl (TCGi), Avis Yates Rivers sits at the helm of a multi-million-dollar company that she built from the ground up. up. TCGi delivers value in 3 pillars –Technology Solutions, Procurement Solutions, and IT Talent Management and Acquisition. In 2017, TCGi was deemed the 3rd fastest-growing woman-owned business, released by the Women Presidents’ Organization, a New York-based advocacy and education group for women entrepreneurs. In 2020 TCGi was named Supplier of the Year, Class III, by the Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council (EMSDC). Avis is a highly sought-after business leader, a nationally recognized thought leader and social entrepreneur and an effective, in-demand international speaker. Other awards and honors include White House Champion of Change – Girls and Women in STEM, Entrepreneur of the Year, Woman of Distinction, the Shirley Chisholm Award for Business, Top 10 Women in Technology and Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners, among many others. Recently, Avis launched the TCGi Foundation(www.tcgifoundation.org) to help break down the barriers for Black girls and women in computing.