Twyla Garrett of Baltimore has attended John Marshall High School. She did her Bachelors from Ursuline College and Masters from University of Phoenix. After that, in the urge to learn more, she pursued Executive Management Program from Dartmouth University Tuck Business School. While she was in high school, learned to prepare complex tax returns and used her mathematical intuition to advance her business curiosity in college. Then , she started working for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Downtown Cleveland.

Later on, Twyla moved to San Diego, California and held positions of deputy controller NADEP and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Manager for Space and Naval Warfare System Command (SPAWAR). Then she left the federal government and started her own management consulting firm, Investment Management Enterprise (IME) in 2000.

About Twyla Garrett

Twyla Garrett is the President and CEO of IME Inc., a management consulting firm dedicated to providing the best assistance related to Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, Information Technology (IT) Support Services, Management Consulting Services, Life Cycle Acquisition Support, Cyber Security & Computer Forensics, and Construction Program Management. She has received the Enterprising Women Of The Year Award. She has been featured in the June edition of Forbes Magazine. She is known for her 100% self-funded business deals and providing incredible opportunities to individuals facing immense challenges. Her Twitter account and blog is listed as a 'Top 100' Homeland Security resource. Apart from being a successful entrepreneur, Twyla is a corporate speaker, an author, and most importantly a philanthropist, who believes in giving back to community. In her free time, she likes to enjoy different sports and mentor young women.