TA Advisors and the TA Leadership Institute is lead by Christian Conroy.

Christian Conroy has over 30 years of experience in executive-level leadership and management. He has managed $120 million in grants and contracts to build and deliver services to support the transformation of entrepreneurs, organizations and communities. The organizations he has led have helped to launch more than 13,000 new businesses, impact over 120,000 jobs, and secure more than $1.2 billion in start-up and growth capital.

At the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Christian led the Pennsylvania Small Business Development Centers, the largest provider of entrepreneurial technical assistance in the state. He also served as leader of the SBDC programs in Kansas, Kentucky and Massachusetts while supporting their search processes for permanent leadership.

Christian launched the America’s SBDC Leadership Institute in 2018 to provide customized leadership coaching, consulting and training on strategic thinking, planning and doing; performance and operations improvement; and sustainability to support the 63 SBDC networks that serve all fifty states, the District of Columbia and the territories. In this role he obtained a $10 million grant from Google to build capacity in AI and digital technology adoption.

Christian has a master’s degree in urban studies and non-profit management from the University of Pennsylvania, and undergraduate degrees in economics and psychology from the University of New York at Albany. He has testified before both houses of Congress in support of bills to support entrepreneurs and small businesses.