Avis Yates Rivers

TCGi Foundation

Founder

Thought leader and entrepreneur Avis Yates Rivers established her own successful technology company more than three decades ago. Her story shines a spotlight on the importance of strategic mentoring, education, and goal orientation. She is a highly sought-after speaker on the subjects of race, gender and the need to embrace the changing faces of technology. Avis 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. She serves as a director on the boards of multiple nonprofit organizations and is the National Spokesperson for NCWIT’s “Sit With Me” Campaign. In 2020, Avis founded the TCGi Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to creating the next generation of Black female tech leaders.