Jack Tankersley

Jack Tankersley is an Operating Partner at Tiger Infrastructure Partners and serves as a Managing Director of Meritage Funds, which he co-founded. As a management and strategy expert and Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) Implementer, Jack provides dynamic, powerful training to entrepreneurs and leadership teams. His decades of experience as an investor and director of venture and private equity-backed enterprises give him a unique and keen perspective into the world of the entrepreneur. Jack has more than 40 years of experience as a private equity investor, having raised and managed more than $1.0 billion during his career. His career began in 1974 at the Continental Illinois Bank. Prior to founding Meritage, Jack co-founded Centennial Funds in 1981 and served as its CEO and/or CIO until 1997. He serves and has served on numerous boards of directors of portfolio companies. Jack currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and his alma mater, Denison University. He is a past President and Chairman of the Denver Area Council Boy Scouts of America and is an Emeriti Advisor to the Tuck Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship. Further, he serves as an advisor to the Colorado Impact Fund, Cheyenne Capital and Unreasonable Capital. Jack received a BA with High Honors from Denison University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.