Born and raised in Milwaukee, Tim DeRoche emigrated to California to attend Pomona College, where he studied English literature. He is the author of three books, one published in 2018, one to be released in 2020, and another to be released in 2021.

Tim has optioned horror screenplays to Maverick Films (Twilight trilogy) and Haxan Films (Blair Witch). He has served as executive producer and writer of the children’s science series Grandpa’s Garage, produced by Turner. He has also written and directed short films appearing in film festivals in California, Kentucky, and Connecticut. A graduate of the PBS Producers Academy at WGBH in Boston, he also holds a certificate in feature-film screenwriting from UCLA.

As a consultant, Tim provides strategy, finance, and operations help to clients including Fortune 500 companies, small start-ups, and leading non-profits in K12 education reform. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and an alumnus of the global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

Tim lives with his wife Simone and two young kids in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Los Angeles.