Michael A. Tapp

Michael serves as a Board Director or Advisory Board member for high growth companies. He also contributes to the Investment Committee of the SBoTX Foundation and has served on the Board of Dallas Summer Musicals. Michael is an active member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).

Michael has served as an Operating Partner for HBC Investments and an industry advisor for several private equity fund sponsors after almost a decade of senior executive leadership at Interstate Battery. While at Interstate, Michael was an Officer on the senior executive team, the President of All Battery Centers Inc., Interstate’s multi-unit franchise system, and the President of PowerCare Service and Solutions Inc., Interstate’s industrial power management business.

Prior to joining Interstate, Michael held senior executive roles at both operating and private equity organizations while serving on the Executive Committee of the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University’s Mays School of Business.

A native Texan, Michael earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University then joined Shell Oil Company’s multi-unit retail business in Chicago. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago with concentrations in finance and international business. Michael and his wife Tonya have been blessed with two wonderful children. As a couple, Michael and Tonya give back by mentoring couples through their engagement season. Outside of his family, community, and professional commitments, Michael enjoys being outdoors, shooting, and reading.