Tony Khoury, CBI, M&AMI is a Senior M&A Advisor and the Founder/Owner of Transworld Business Advisors of Eastern North Carolina, headquartered in Greenville, NC. Tony has over 30 years of business ownership experience, with an emphasis on working with privately held businesses within the manufacturing, wholesale/distribution, construction, healthcare, and technology sectors. He is a member of the International Business Brokers Association, Mergers & Acquisitions Association and Carolina-Virginia Business Brokers Association, where he is recognized as a Certified Business Intermediary and a Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary. In addition, he holds an active Real Estate Broker license in North Carolina. Tony holds an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Youngstown State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. In addition to serving his clients with the confidential acquisition and divestiture of their businesses, Tony has a strong passion for helping the communities of Eastern North Carolina with attracting investment and improving the lives of its residents. He serves on the board of directors the NC East Alliance, a 29-county economic development nonprofit; on the board of directors of ECU Health, a $2 billion healthcare system, as well as on the advisory board of the North Carolina SBTDC (Small Business Technology Development Center). Tony has been happily married to his wife, Jarma, for over 30 years where together they have three children, Ely, Bryn, and Gabby. Tony’s hobbies include traveling, eating good food, cycling and astronomy.