Bio

Mr. Tellis has operated and grown companies as both an entrepreneur and as a venture capitalist. Prior to forming Towerview Capital Management, Mr. Tellis co-founded and operated the first healthy vending machine company, Healthy Body Products (HBP), with Mr. Cook and another partner. Healthy Body Products services the largest healthy beverage contract in the nation with Pepsi, a $25 MM deal that extends to over 1.2 MM students in the Los Angeles school district. Healthy Body Products was also invited by California State Senator Escutia to testify on obesity prevention, leading to legislation that has been duplicated in twenty-three states. Mr. Tellis also originated, closed and managed a $38 MM venture capital fund, HEOF (Houston Economic Opportunity Fund), which invested in domestic emerging markets. HEOF executed buyout transactions in diverse industries including consumer products, light manufacturing, food and technology businesses. Mr. Tellis was profiled for his work with HEOF in the October 2000 issue of Forbes Magazine. Mr. Tellis graduated from Duke University with an A.B. in Economics, where he was a Carl Rowan Scholar. He subsequently received an MBA from the Wharton School of Business as a Merrill Lynch Fellow.