Timand is Director of Programs at Aspire Institute, where he leads global academic and leadership development initiatives for limited-income, first-generation college students.
He began his career at Reading Revolution, partnering with school districts across major U.S. cities to strengthen literacy programs through teacher training and curriculum development. He later served as a founding faculty member at the Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria in Queens, teaching English Language Arts and Filmmaking, and has presented nationally on education and assessment.
At Bard College, Timand was Associate Dean of Students, where he developed innovative student programs and taught in the MAT program and Bard Prison Initiative. Internationally, he was a founding faculty member at the American University of Central Asia and later managed the Open Society University Network, a global collaboration of 45 universities advancing cross-border learning.
His work has been featured on NPR’s The Academic Minute.
Most recently, he led professional development for Rohingya refugee teachers in Bangladesh through a UNHCR-funded initiative.
Timand holds a BA from Bard College and an MA from Teachers College, Columbia University, where he was a Carroll and Milton Petrie Scholar.
