Managing Partner
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The founder and managing partner of Vista, Tom Apodaca has worked his entire life with an entrepreneurial and dealmaking spirit. A proud graduate of Western Carolina University, he has created and built several businesses before creating North Carolina’s leading government relations firm. During his decade of service in the North Carolina Senate, he became the go-to leader in education, economic development, energy, and healthcare policy. Tom chaired the powerful Senate Rules committee, ensuring that only legislation advancing the highest quality of public policy outcomes for North Carolina would advance. His work ethic, demand for excellence, and problem-solving acumen give him access to the relationships, the reputation, and the trust to be a vigorous advocate and partner.
Tom has been ranked as the best lobbyist in North Carolina by two different news outlets.
