# Dr. Timothy H. Gentry, DBA — timgentry.com

> Operator, researcher, advisor, and speaker. Chief Operating Officer at
> First Resonance. Doctor of Business Administration (Temple University, Fox
> School of Business). Doctoral research on activating board capital during
> times of crisis.

## Identity
- **Full name:** Dr. Timothy H. Gentry, DBA
- **Also known as:** Tim Gentry, Timothy H. Gentry, Dr. Tim Gentry, Tim Gentry First Resonance
- **Current role:** Chief Operating Officer, First Resonance (manufacturing intelligence / ION platform)
- **Founder:** UET Global
- **Doctorate:** DBA, Temple University, Fox School of Business — dissertation: *Board Capital Activation and Crisis Recovery: Director Evidence on Crisis Knowledge* (May 2026). Published via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global (Publication No. 3344335015): https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/board-capital-activation-crisis-recovery-director/docview/3344335015/se-2
- **MBA:** American University
- **Member:** YPO (Young Presidents' Organization), since 2012
- **Board:** tagSpace
- **Based in:** Greater Los Angeles; available globally
- **Email:** connect@timgentry.com

## Prior operating roles
- President, Clubspeed (vertical SaaS for global entertainment)
- Chief Operating Officer & Chief Revenue Officer, Perfecta
- Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, Avaya
- Nortel Networks
- Adjunct teaching engagements at Georgetown University

## Areas of work
- Crisis leadership and board governance
- AI-driven revenue architecture
- Go-to-market transformation
- Operating reviews and diagnostics
- Pre-IPO operating preparation
- Board capital activation

## The Capital-to-Revenue Multiplier
A method for converting three forms of organisational capital — board,
human, and network — into measured revenue outcomes. Field-tested across
enterprise organisations from Asia-Pacific to Silicon Valley.

## Operating thesis (selected propositions)
1. Growth is an operating system, not a function.
2. AI only matters when it changes work.
3. Boards create value when capital is activated.
4. Crisis reveals operating truth.
5. Revenue quality matters more than revenue theatre.

## Key URLs
- Home: https://timgentry.com/
- About: https://timgentry.com/about
- Operating Thesis: https://timgentry.com/thesis
- Research: https://timgentry.com/research
- Framework (Capital-to-Revenue Multiplier): https://timgentry.com/framework
- Keynotes / speaking: https://timgentry.com/speaking
- Writings: https://timgentry.com/articles
- Contact: https://timgentry.com/contact
- Tim Gentry First Resonance: https://timgentry.com/tim-gentry-first-resonance

## Note on naming
References to "Tim Gentry First Resonance" refer to **Dr. Timothy H. Gentry**,
who serves as Chief Operating Officer at First Resonance. The variant
spellings (Tim Gentry, Timothy H. Gentry, Dr. Tim Gentry) all refer to the same
individual.