Rodney Ellis
is
vice chairman and a founding shareholder of The Tagos Group, LLC.
Rodney has served as a business consultant to several Fortune 500
companies in his career. He currently serves on the National
Commission of Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of 20 of the
nation’s leading energy experts focused on issues, including
increasing global competition for energy resources, concerns over
global climate change, and progress in new energy technologies. He
also co-chairs the newly created Commission on African Americans in
Climate Change. This committee is focused on getting minorities
better engaged in energy and climate change initiatives within their
communities. Rodney serves as a frequent lecturer in the areas of
renewable energy and energy conservation/efficiency. As a Texas
state senator, Rodney has championed legislative considerations
concerning environmentally preferred products and services,
including a state wide tax free holiday.
He has a diverse background in international finance and plays a key
role in The Tagos Group’s International Consulting Services. Rodney
is currently serving in his sixth term in the Texas Senate from
Houston. During his sixteen year tenure in the Texas Senate, the
Senator has earned praise as a legislative leader on economic
development, education, civil rights, tax cuts, criminal justice,
and workforce development issues. A native Houstonian, Rodney was a
co-founder of Apex Securities, Inc., an investment banking firm
later sold to Rice Financial Products Company. Prior to his election
to the Texas senate in 1990, Rodney served three terms as a member
of the Houston City Council. He holds a BA from Texas Southern
University, a Master’s degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of
Public Affairs, and a law degree from The University of Texas School
of Law.