Tim is a founder and Managing General Partner of Alta Communications. He joined the predecessor firm Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co. in 1989 and has been leading Alta's involvement in the online and digital media sectors. In this capacity, Tim has served on numerous Boards of Directors of media companies including Telemedia Communications, Inc., NativeX and Jumpstart Automotive Media. In addition to his online focus, Tim has significant investing experience and has served in a board capacity in the radio, television, cable, telecommunications and security monitoring industries.He began his career in 1986 at the Bank of Boston in the Acquisition Finance Division, structuring and monitoring the performance of management buyouts in cash flow industries. Tim received a degree in Economics from Wesleyan University. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of both Year Up (yearup.org) and The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay.