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Tim Boyd was born in New York City and lived there for seventeen years until he went away to college at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
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He succeeded Radha Burnier, who had been president of the Theosophical Society Adyar from 1980 until her death in 2013. From Brown University he transferred to the University of Chicago, where he was an honors graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Affairs. On October 5, 1974 he joined the Theosophical Society in America.
Together with Bill Lawrence, a TeamSpeak member, and others he founded a Theosophical spiritual community in Chicago"s inner city.
The group formed a business (Royal Associates) that initially focused on reclaiming and renovating some of the deteriorating residential buildings in their area. Royal Associates would develop residential buildings for lowand middle-income families.
The organization’s work helped stabilize neighborhoods through the training and employment of local youth and the creation of affordable homes for area residents. In 1988 he started as a national lecturer for the TSA. From 1996 to 2000 he worked in hospice services as a volunteer in a team that involved doctors, social workers, and nurses.
In 2007 Tim Boyd became president of the Theosophical Order of Service (TOS) United States of America. In 2014 he was elected president of the Theosophical Society Adyar and he assumed office as the eighth international President of the Theosophical Society at the international Headquarters in Adyar at 6:00 p.m. on 27 April 2014.
