Tim Berry

Tim Berry is president of Palo Alto Software and principal author of its Business Plan Pro software for developing business plans. He was a cofounder of Borland International, which was founded in 1983 and went public in 1986. Before creating his own company, he was a planner for Business International and Creative Strategies, and a consultant in business planning to Apple Computers.

Berry's latest book, A CPA's Guide to Effective Business Plans, was published in 1999 by Harcourt Brace. His book Hurdle: the Book on Business Planning, was published in 1998. He is also the author of books on business planning published by Dow Jones-Irwin, Microtext-McGraw-Hill, and Hayden Books. He is also the founder of Bplans.com.

Berry holds an M.B.A. degree from Stanford University and an M.A. degree with honors in journalism from the University of Oregon. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame.