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Tycho founded nuBridges in 2001 and currently serves as its Chairman and CEO.
A pioneer in the e-business arena, Tycho founded Harbinger Computer Services in 1983 and grew the business to become one of the world's leading E-Commerce firms with more than 1,000 employees, 40,000 customers, and annual revenues exceeding $155 million. Tycho served as both Chairman and CEO for most of his 17-year tenure with Harbinger, and led the company through its many phases of growth including an IPO in 1995.He was instrumental in the creation of Harbinger EDI Services and Harbinger Net Services, a joint venture with Bellsouth.Prior to founding Harbinger, Tycho worked with McKinsey and Company, Hewlett Packard and Booz, Allen and Hamilton.Tycho has received numerous awards for his contribution to e-business including being named one of the "25 Unsung Heroes on the Internet" by Inter@active Week in 1998, selection as the 1997 Entrepreneur of the Year in Emerging Technologies for the Southeastern US, selection as Georgia's Businessman of the Year by the Georgia Security Dealer's Association in 1999, and induction into the Georgia Technology Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2007, Tycho was inducted into the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Distinguished Engineers and Scientists. He has also served as a Director for a number of public and private companies.Tycho is a very active participant in community activities serving or having served on several non-profit boards including the Atlanta Symphony, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, the Atlanta Alzheimer's Association, the Harvard Business School Alumni Association, the Clemson University Foundation (where he serves as the Chairman of the Finance Committee), the Clemson University Research Foundation, and the Atlanta Rotary. Tycho also is a member of the Carter Center Board of Councilors, a leadership advisory group that promotes understanding of and support for the Carter Center in advancing peace and health around the world.In the mid-'90s, Tycho and his family formed the C. Tycho and Marie Howle Charitable Foundation, which has made more than 400 grants to support education, healthcare, the homeless and the arts. These grants were made principally to organizations based in the Southeast.Tycho has a B.S. in Physics (minor-Computer Science) and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from Clemson University. He also holds an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. | 