Tim Doherty, Owner & Chairman

Tim Doherty is Owner, Founder and Chairman of Doherty Employment Group, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Tim started Doherty Staffing Solutions in 1980 and then founded the HRO (Human Resource Outsourcing) division, Doherty Employer Services, in 1993. At that time, Doherty Employer Services was Minnesota’s first and only HRO.

Tim served on the executive board and is past president of the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO). In addition, he received NAPEO’s highest honor, the Michaeline Doyle award, recognizing his contributions to the industry. Tim also served on the Board of Directors and is past President of the American Staffing Association (ASA), receiving their highest accolade, the Leadership Hall of Fame Award, in honor of his years of dedication to the employment field. He is also past President and current board member of Employer Services Assurance Corporation (ESAC). In addition, Inc. magazine has twice recognized Doherty Employment Group as one of the 500 fastest-growing companies in the nation. Along with his wife, Valerie, Tim was awarded the 2008 University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management’s Entrepreneur of the Year award.

In his leisure time, Tim enjoys family activities, tennis and golf.

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"Some service providers are one-size-fits-all. Not Doherty. They listened to us, assessed our HR needs and came back with customized recommendations just for us."

"Words I would use to describe Doherty? Accommodating, professional, helpful, knowledgeable, responsive, and experts in human resources."

"We were able to justify the investment in Doherty’s services based upon process improvements we gained. These have met (and at times far exceeded) our expectations."

"I have the comfort of knowing they are there to help with any of our human resource needs and that I can trust them to support all of our needs..."

"Doherty is our Human Resources Department. Doherty provides us with the ability to focus on our business, taking away much of the administrative burden of HR."

"Thank you, Doherty, for taking over our time-consuming payroll, benefits and HR-related tasks so we can spend more time doing what we love; grow our business."

"Doherty lets us focus on the things we do best, while they do all the rest."

"One of the reasons we chose Doherty was because they are world class from their friendly, highly personalized customer care to the breadth of their service offerings and overall HR expertise."

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“Great service, consistently, is too rare, but it’s definitely Doherty's standard.”

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