PHYSICIAN CEO 2020 Participant Directory

Academic Director

For over 28+ years, Thomas M. Turmell has provided capital and advisory services to small, medium, and

growth businesses. His background includes diverse experience managing financial and operating aspects of

companies, including: investment/capital deployment analysis and execution; financial planning; strategic

planning; corporate structuring; investor negotiations/relations; lender relationship management; vendor

negotiations; and leading continuous improvement initiatives. Mr. Turmell is a Managing Director at TMT

Capital Partners, LLC and Director of Corporate Partnerships for Executive Education at Kellogg School of

Management at Northwestern University.

Prior to founding TMT Capital, Mr. Turmell held the position of Principal at Golub Capital, providing senior

debt, junior debt, and equity capital to middle market companies. Mr. Turmell joined the firm in 2004 to

establish and build the firm’s Chicago office, make new investments, and participate in portfolio management.

Before Golub Capital, Mr. Turmell was a Vice President with Pfingsten Partners, LLC., an operationally –

oriented, middle market private equity firm focused on making control investments in middle market companies

in the manufacturing, distribution, and publishing sectors. Before Pfingsten, Mr. Turmell was a Vice President at

LaSalle Bank, NA, providing credit and non – credit financial solutions to middle market manufacturing,

distribution and service businesses.

In addition to his activities at TMT Capital, Mr. Turmell is an Executive Committee Member of the Chicago

Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, and leads several committees that execute various

conferences and programs produced by the Chapter. He also serves as an Advisory Board member of Windsohy,

LLC, and DealRoom.

A Michigan native, Mr. Turmell holds a BBA degree in Business Administration from the University of Notre

Dame, and an MBA degree in Finance, Management and Strategy, and Organizational Behavior from the J. L.

Kellogg Graduate School of Management.