Nannette Ray

President and CEO, TNR Advisors & Management Consultants

Nannette Ray, MBA is President and CEO of TNR Advisors & Management Consultants, LLC where she collaborates with Fortune 500 corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, nonprofits and governmental agencies on translating their financial numbers to help leadership teams make data-driven business decisions to ensure growth in their organizations.  

Her corporate experience includes accounting services and IT consulting services in leadership positions for PricewaterhouseCoopers and USAA.  In addition, Nannette and her husband have successfully launched, developed and sold several businesses with revenues totaling over $36 million.  This in-depth entrepreneurship experience in various industries along with her corporate leadership experience has been instrumental in her success as a business owner. 

Nannette’s leadership and business acumen has helped the firm receive recognition from major organizations nationally and in Houston area.

  1. The 2020 Emerging-10 Award Winner from HMSDC.

  2. 2020 Pinnacle Award Finalist by the Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce,

  3. 2021 Women Who Mean Business Award Winner from Houston Business Journal

  4. 2021 SBA Success Story – the local Houston District Office of Small Business Administration

  5. 2021 Supplier of the Year this award is given to HMSDC minority suppliers that have shown excellence and growth during the year. 

  6. 2021 MBE2MBE Award this award is given to HMSDC minority suppliers that have gone above and beyond to help other minority suppliers during the year.

  7. 2022 Women on Move from Houston Business Journal

  8. 2023 BOLD Award from Houston Texans.

  9. 2023 Regional Supplier of the Year from National Minority Supplier Development Council.

  10. 2024 Entrepreneurial Woman of Impact by Women Presidents Organization and Women Elevating Women.

In addition, Nannette is a sought-after thought leader on financial education for businesses and currently serves as Mod-faculty for Houston Community College where she facilitates financial trainings for business owners as part of their Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses and Glenda & David Regenbaum Center for Entrepreneurship.

She also provides financial training for local WBEA Women’s Business Center, Collaborative for Children, University of Houston Sure Program, TruFund Financial Services, National Black MBA Association, and Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce (GHWCC) Women’s Business Center. 

She currently serves as the MBE Input Committee Chair for Houston Minority Supplier Diversity Council (HMSDC) and serves on their Board of Directors.  In addition, she serves on other Board of Directors which includes Faith in Business Foundation, The Morgan Frazier Cancer Foundation and Young Mothers Don’t Quit. 

Nannette lives in Katy, Texas with her husband of 30 years, Terrence Ray, CPA.  They have three children, Jessica, Terrence, and Miles.