Business Blog: Hoover’s Business Insight Zone

Tim Walker has covered several industries, especially electronics
manufacturing, heavy industry, and international banking, since coming
to Hoover’s in 2000. He has also been a commentator in other venues,
including BusinessWeek, CNBC’s “Morning Call” program, and local
television. Walker, who lives in Austin with his wife and children,
holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Texas, where
he was a Dedman Scholar, and a master’s degree in history from the
University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where he was a Rotary Scholar.
He is now a doctoral student in U.S. history at the University of Texas.
Walker has published more than 100 essays, profiles, and reviews in
periodicals including the Austin Chronicle and the Austin
American-Statesman. An experienced public speaker and teacher, Walker
has also led training sessions on workplace productivity for Hoover’s
and other organizations.