Tim Somers is a business and partner development expert with a background that has combined private sector enterprise with non-profit work. He is skilled in creating profitable long-term partnerships that take the objectives of each participant into account while negotiating robust and flexible agreements with partners in the U.S. and abroad. He travels to India regularly and has visited several European countries.
Experienced in broadband/cable TV affiliate relations and sales, he was part of a team that forged national partnership deals between Fox Family (now ABC Family) and broadband affiliates. This resulted in increasing the channel's subscriber base from 39 million to 75 million subscribers. Tim also lobbied federal lawmakers on behalf of the industry educating them about rate structures, business models, the changing face of mass media, and the power of local audiences.
Tim has participated in political action with non-resident Indian (NRI) business people to convey to lawmakers the seriousness of terror in India to lawmakers in Washington. In his philanthropic efforts, Tim is a volunteer and Public Relations Chair for India Development Coalition of America (IDCA), an organization that focuses on educating and inspiring NRIs to help India’s poorest citizens. IDCA's target areas include sustainable development of water and sanitation systems, educational opportunities, livelihoods and healthcare. He is also a President's Circle member of The Chicago Council on Global Affiars.
He has worked with mortgage bankers and community bank clients and is experienced with the use of a web-based customer relations management (CRM) platform for both the mortgage banking industry and its implementation in the non-profit sector.
