Dr. Tim Porter-O'Grady has been a nurse for 52 years and is currently a Clinical Professor at Emory University, School of Nursing. He is an international health consultant nationally/internationally recognized as an expert/futurist in clinical health systems, nursing leadership, nursing professional governance, and health systems innovation. Tim is an advanced practice nurse, board certified in geriatrics and wound specialties and holds two earned doctorates, one in learning behavior and another in complex systems leadership. He has been Clinical Professor, Leadership Scholar at The Ohio State University, College of Nursing and Professor and Innovations Scholar at Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation, and is currently a Clinical Professor at Emory University, School of Nursing. Dr. Porter-O'Grady has consulted with over 300 clinical systems world-wide and has lectured at over 800 settings globally. He has authored/co-authored 31 books and over 250 journal publications and is a 10-time winner of the AJ N "Book of the Year Award".

'Tim has received numerous awards including the American Organization of Nurse Leaders Lifetime Achievement Award, American Nurses Association Luther Christman Health Leadership Award, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Healthcare Pioneer Award, the American Academy of Nursing, President's Award, and is a 2020 inductee into the ANA Nursing Hall of Fame and a 2022 inaugural inductee into the Georgia Nurses Hall of Fame.'.