Tim Holland has been involved with banking and finance for more than 35 years. From 1962 through 1997 he was with Irving Trust Company and then with its successor The Bank of New York. Upon retiring from Bank of New York in 1997, he established his own corporate financial consulting company, Holland Kent and Company, LLC, and worked on both a proprietary and subcontracting basis through the United States.

Throughout his career he has been active in industry associations and served as the chairman of the Bank Administration Institute’s (BAI) Forum on Bank Product Management as well as serving on its Cash Management Commission and other committees. He was one of the founders of the annual BAI Bank Product Quality Study and has given speeches in 22 states and 12 countries on banking and financial management topics.

He received a BA degree in English Literature from St. Bonaventure University and graduated from the American Bankers Association’s (ABA) International Banking School. He has also studied Victorian Literature in the graduate program at Drew University and taught at the BAI Graduate School of Banking held at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Currently he writes, as a staff member, for the news website ToTheCenter.com, contributing an opinion column as well as financial news and analysis. He has also written for the following:

Recorder Publishing – Literary criticism and book reviews

Bernardsville News - Literary criticism and book reviews

The Brontë Society – Literary criticism

The Beaufort Gazette – General interest column and educational material (while serving as President of the Learning Exchange of University of South Carolina Beaufort).

Scottsdale Republic – General interest material for Rotary

Arizona Republic - General interest material for Rotary

Fountain Hills Times - General interest material for Rotary

World of Banking – Financial articles on banking

Magazine of Bank Administration - Financial articles on banking

Cashflow – Financial articles on banking and international trade

Currently, he is a member of the Arizona Authors Association, Mystery Writers of America and The Brontë Society