Dennis Corley

Director of Lending and Investing @Three Roots Capital

Knoxville, TN, US

Three Roots Capital is a provider of impact capital products and advisory services that creates successful outcomes for client companies, and attractive returns for financial partners.• Originates loans ranging from million as senior commercial lender.• Leads proposal efforts winning and project managing over $1 million in state and federal grants around access to capital.• Represents 3Roots as primary contact for equity investments and the regional startup ecosystem.• Provides advisory services to startups and small businesses regarding access to capital strategies.• Manages the State of TN State Small Business Credit Initiative, providing loans to small businesses.o Earned a 100% increase in Tranche 1 funding, increasing funds from $2 million to $4 million.o Created pipeline reporting format adopted by the state for all program participants. • Manages the USDA Rural Microenterprise Assistance Program, providing loans to small, rural, and agricultural businesses.• Oversaw company website re-design & implementation projects, including video content development.• Served as project manager and point of contact on two rebids of company IT service provider contracts.

LSU Shreveport

BS, Computer Science, Physics