Kroll Inc.

Tim became and AFoCR Director in 2004. With 14 years of experience living and working in Prague he has an abiding interest in the Czech Republic 's continued development. Tim is managing director of the Washington DC office of Kroll Inc., the global risk consulting firm. He is a member of Kroll's senior management team for the Consulting Services Group and acts as US liaison for client support in Europe, the Middle East and Africa . He works primarily with US and international corporate clients, US Federal agencies and multilateral institutions. Prior to joining Kroll, Tim was the senior partner heading Andersen's Czech practice, where he specialized in market-entry, and privatization and restructuring advice for investors and regional governments during the tumultuous decade that followed the fall of communism. He also worked extensively in Slovakia and other central European countries. While in Prague , Tim served two terms as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic , was a director of the American Chamber in Slovakia and regularly advised government bodies on new legislation and business issues during the region's post-communist transition. Tim earned an MA with highest honors in Soviet and East European affairs from the University of California (Berkeley), Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic) and the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (USSR). He graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna cum Laude from Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) and Leningrad State University (USSR) with highest honors in Russian studies. He completed his secondary education at Eton College (UK). Tim has authored two books: After the Velvet Revolution (Freedom House, 1991: a review of post-communist Czecho-Slovak politics and economics, reviewed in the NY Times Book Review, May 1991), and Doing Business in the Czech Republic (Andersen, 2001: an introduction to key issues for investors reviewing Czech business opportunities). He contributes to articles and interviews in the US and international media, including The Wall Street Journal , Washington Times , Financial Times and BBC television. Tim speaks Czech, Slovak, Russian and French.