Experienced business development professional with a background that combines 15+ years in business/commercial banking, an MBA from Georgia Tech, and more than 20 years of real estate development & investing, as well as an extensive history of leadership and community involvement. Relevant skills include direct sales, capital stack planning, account management, credit underwriting, land use strategies and public speaking.Recently named as one of "Atlanta's Most Powerful Leaders for 2021 by Atlanta Magazine, Tommy currently serves as President/CEO of SWAN Development Partners, which manages the acquisition, rehab, and disposition of single-family homes and small commercial properties around Atlanta, with a focus on market-rate affordability and neighborhood stabilization. Tommy received a BS in Marketing from Hampton University and currently serves on the advisory board of his MBA alma mater, Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. He is active in the Atlanta community as a board member with the DeKalb Private Industry Council, Raising Expectations, and Big Kidz Foundation. Tommy is an alumnus of Leadership DeKalb, the Georgia Academy for Economic Development’s Regional Leadership Development Program, Project REAP, and the Urban Land Institute’s Center for Leadership.