Tim Deardourff was born and raised in Gainesville, Florida. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, Tim began a career in finance, where he worked as an analyst in the Financial Institutions Investment Banking group at Raymond James. There he worked on public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and valuation assignments for banks and thrifts, insurance and reinsurance companies, brokerage firms, closed-end mutual funds, and financial technology companies.

Tim took a break from his career for academic pursuits in music, business, and communications. He earned a diploma from the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (UK) pursuant to a career as a singer-songwriter, a Masters in International Business from The University of Florida and a Masters in Mass Communications (Public Relations) from The University of Florida.

Tim resumed his work in finance working as Finance Manager and Marketing Director for Tillman-Hartley LLC, a boutique investment advisory/family office specializing in multigenerational wealth. He also taught world history at the high school level for a private school prior to taking his current position at Front Street.