Tim DeRoche is a consultant and writer based in Los Angeles. For twenty years, he has worked with clients in K–12 education, serving public-school districts, charter school networks, and curriculum developers. He has written for Education Week, the LA Business Journal, and the Washington Post. He is an alumnus of both the international consulting firm McKinsey & Company and the PBS Producers Academy. His first book The Ballad of Huck & Miguel—a retelling of Huck Finn set on the Los Angeles River—was an Amazon bestseller and was featured on CBS Sunday Morning.