# Tim Albinson

> Tim Albinson founded Aravo in 2000 and remains its chairman. His career spans Goldman Sachs, supplier information and risk software, conservation consulting, and private equity and real estate ventures. He holds an MBA from Berkeley Haas and a BA in English Literature from the University of Colorado Boulder, and serves on the Newport Festivals Foundation board.

- **Role:** Founder & Chairman at Aravo Solutions
- **Organizations:** Aravo Solutions, Goldman Sachs, Adelante Consulting Group, Emergent Capital Partners (Singapore), Newport Festivals Foundation, Global Institute of Sustainability
- **Education:** MBA, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, BA in English Literature, University of Colorado Boulder
- **Known for:** Founded Aravo and developed its initial strategy, product roadmap, financing, and customer base., Led Aravo during its 2008 GE supplier information deployment., Raised capital for Aravo, including the 2009 financing with Cisco as a strategic investor.

## Career timeline

- **Early 1990s** — Helped formulate sustainability strategies for Eddie Bauer and Timberland.
- **1999** — Graduated from Berkeley Haas with an MBA.
- **2000** — Founded the venture that became Aravo; its early marketplace concept was called ExchangeWave.
- **2004** — Aravo launched its supplier information management solution.
- **2007** — Aravo launched its Sustain sustainability platform.
- **2008** — Aravo announced a GE implementation managing more than 500,000 suppliers in six languages.
- **2009** — Aravo introduced Aravo Risk and announced a $27 million Series D round including Cisco.
- **2010-06** — Appointed Michael Saracini COO.
- **2011-04** — Became Executive Chairman as Saracini was appointed CEO.
- **2013** — Reported being a managing partner at a Southeast Asia-focused real estate private equity fund, Emergent Capital Partners.

## Achievements

- Founded Aravo and developed its initial strategy, product roadmap, financing, and customer base.
- Led Aravo during its 2008 GE supplier information deployment.
- Raised capital for Aravo, including the 2009 financing with Cisco as a strategic investor.
- Was a Walter A. Haas Scholar and student body president at Berkeley Haas.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Public-page check: Aravo lists Albinson as Founder & Chairman; the Newport Festivals Foundation lists him on its board. This is a status observation, not a newly announced appointment.

## Links

- Website: https://aravo.com/leadership/tim-albinson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-albinson-b98220204

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