Tim Herd is a PhD Candidate and Wasserman Fellow in the Higher Education & Organizational Change (HEOC) program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Tim earned his BA in Elementary Education from Michigan State University (MSU) and his MSEd in Higher Education at the University of Pennsylvania. In his role as a creative consultant, Tim partners with different non-profits and other organizations around the areas of governance, culture, and student success. Some of these organizations have included the Posse Foundation, North Carolina State University (NCSU), and the Equity Research Cooperative (EqRC). Along with co-founding the Doctoral Student Writing Collective, an organization focused on supporting over 450 historically underrepresented doctoral students in navigating their program through writing sessions and professional development, he also has launched independent organizations. Tim also is the founder of two organizations, a college mentoring organization titled Rising Black Men, and the Grosse Pointe Black Alumni Association, the latter non-profit in which he currently serves as President/CEO.
