Tim Hames is Director General of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA). Before joining the BVCA, Hames was a columnist and Chief Leader Writer at The Times.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/tim_hames Tim Hames' column in The Times He occasionally writes travel pieces. He also wrote for The Tablet and the Charleston Mercury. Before joining the Times in 1999, he was a lecturer in politics at Oxford University. He attended Oriel College, Oxford. He has a doctorate in philosophy (DPhil) from the University of Oxford.
