Tim Lim is a leading voice in comprehensive media planning and buying for both politics and brands. He strives to figure out the most impactful media programs that will achieve the goals of the client, whether it's to move sentiment or move sales. In addition to running his own general consulting firm, he serves as a Partner at The Hooligans Agency as well as a Senior Advisor at Fireside Campaigns.
Tim has served as a Partner at Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI), a full-service marketing agency, as well as the President and Founder of Precision Network, a cutting edge media buying firm. Tim founded Precision Network in 2012, which became a multimillion-dollar online advertising platform and buying shop under his leadership. While a Partner at BPI, Tim oversaw the growth of BPI’s paid media department, ad operations teams and driven strategy for some of the largest clients at BPI. Tim has also served as a Founding Partner at NEWCO Public Affairs Strategies.
Tim has been featured on the TODAY Show, the front page of the New York Times, Bloomberg, USA Today, Axios, AdAge, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, Daily Beast, AdExchanger, and other outlets. In 2017, he was named to the Politico Playbook Power List. Previously, he was the Director of Partnerships at Change.org and prior to that role ran the Washington, DC office for Grossman Marketing Group led by former DNC Chair Steve Grossman.
Tim is also the founder of Blue Digital Exchange (BDX), the trade association for progressive digital professionals who work in the political, non-profit, and advocacy spaces. The mission of BDX is to bolster the case of investment in and an increased role for digital communications and marketing in progressive organizations.
Tim is an active political fundraiser and has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for national candidates such as Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama as well as many House and Senate candidates. Tim most recently served on the National Finance Committee of Biden for President as well as for the Biden-Harris Transition. Tim served as a founding Co-Chair for Gen44, the young professional arm of President Obama's re-election campaign and served on the National Finance Committee of the Hillary for America campaign in 2016.
He is a board member of Run for Something, the Resilient Democracy Fund, and Informing Democracy. His favorite charities are the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as well as Martha’s Table and SOME. Tim is originally from Riverside, CA and received his Bachelor's degree from Cornell University. Tim is father to Penny, dog-father to Pierce, and husband to Jennifer in Washington, DC.