Tammi Thomas serves as Chief Development & Marketing Officer for TEDCO, Maryland’s $250M+ AUM, $60M+ operating budget, $2.7B impact, 1.4 TVPI, economic engine for technology and life sciences companies. She is a seasoned strategic leader who has contributed to the overall direction, innovation, execution and management of TEDCO’s marketing and fundraising strategies designed to broaden awareness of and resources for TEDCO and its various programs. Of these fundraising strategies, Tammi has helped secure $50M in foreign direct investment, along with three additional agreements with foreign entities/sovereign wealth funds.
Tammi leads TEDCO’s investor engagement strategy through compelling brand storytelling, thought leadership, and convening high-impact events, including an annual Entrepreneur Expo, which draws over 1,000 entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, legislators, and ecosystem leaders under one roof. Her leadership and knowledge are instrumental in forging relationships that will enable TEDCO to expand their reach and services, diversify resources and grow the innovation ecosystem as well as establishing TEDCO as the most recognized organization in Maryland for identifying, investing in, and growing technology-based businesses.
Her resume includes C-suite positions as the Vice President of Strategic Management at Data Solutions & Technology Inc., a full-service technology solutions provider, and as the Director of Business Development and Marketing at the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Research Park & Business Incubator where she supported more than 100 organizations, enabled the incubator to generate labor income and business sales so they could reach the current amount of $700 million, contributed her expertise to ensure the successful establishment of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s first for-profit spin-off, and enabled the creation of the ACTiVATE Program—a pioneering commercialization initiative for women entrepreneurs, funded by National Science Foundation for $1 million.
Additionally, Tammi’s professional expertise was sought after to teach the next generation of communicators as an adjunct professor at Bowie State University and the University of Baltimore. She frequently speaks and publishes on such topics as leadership, entrepreneurship, and business development.
Tammi has been recognized by her industry peers for excellence in communication and marketing. She has received the Maryland Economic Development Association’s Marketing award for TEDCO’s Entrepreneur Expo (2020), the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland’s 2017 Cybersecurity Industry Resource Award, the AMA Baltimore's MX Award for Best Print Advertisement Campaign of the Year (2022 and 2023), was named one of The Daily Record’s Top 100 Women in Maryland (2023), and most recently received a Distinguished Women Award from the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland (2024). She graduated from Leadership Maryland's Class of 2018, completing the eight-month hands-on learning program focused on the State's most vital social, economic and environmental issues.
She serves on the World Trade Center Institute's CEO Council, Maryland Energy Innovation Institute Investment Committee, the Maryland Momentum Fund Advisory Board and MEDA Board of Directors, where she is currently serving as President.
Tammi earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Alabama State University and an MBA from the University of Baltimore.