Tyler is a social entrepreneur and trusted advisor to philanthropies, health systems, governments, NGO's and collaborative partnerships working to improve the health of people and places. He brings three decades of experience in service to the public, private, non-profit and civic sectors - including work with over 350 communities and organizations in the United States and internationally.

Currently, Tyler serves as Senior Advisor to Kaiser Permanente, the leading US integrated care delivery system; Fellow of the Public Health Institute; Head Coach of the YMCA's award winning Pioneering Healthier Communities initiative; and as strategic counsel to selected initiatives and organizations focused on improving population health and community vitality. Tyler is co-founder of the High Desert Center in Paonia Colorado, and the Kuhiston Foundation in Dushanbe Tajikistan. He is a Masters in Divinity student at Naropa University, and remains active on projects in the Middle East, having recently led an international NGO there - the Abraham Path Initiative - under the auspices of Harvard University.