At SPU, Tim Hanstad ’85 combined classroom studies with leadership experiences, but it was SPU’s political science classes that solidified his interest in social justice causes.
Today, Tim is co-founder and senior advisor of Landesa, a Seattle-based nonprofit that works with governments and communities in more than 50 countries to strengthen and secure land rights for the world’s most impoverished by developing, monitoring, and implementing land-related laws and programs. With particular focus on women, Landesa has helped more than 125 million families gain land rights.
