Charles Tate is currently Chairman of Arva Intelligence, a nature-based carbon sequestration company.  Mr. Tate is also Owner of Yonder Hospitality and Newton Nurseries, serving the outdoor-oriented hotel market and live plant distribution industries, respectively. He is also Founder of CRG L.P., a private credit firm serving the life sciences industry.  He began his career at Morgan Stanley in M&A and Merchant Banking, followed by helping build Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst.

Charles received his BBA from The University of Texas at Austin in 1968.   He was elected to The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business Hall of Fame in 2003, a Distinguished Alumnus of The University of Texas in 2007 and received The University of Texas at Austin 2011-2012 Presidential Citation.  He is also a Senior Member of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors.

Additionally, Mr. Tate received his MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 1972 and has been a Member of its Board of Overseers since 2001.