Editing Tim Wirth (section)

==Early life and education==
Wirth is a graduate of [[Graland]] Country Day School (1954) in [[Denver]], and [[Phillips Exeter Academy]]. He received his B.A. and graduate degree from [[Harvard University]] and was awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] from [[Stanford University]] in 1973. He served as a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers.

Wirth served as a vice president of Great Western Cities Company, part of [[Great Western United]], in 1970–1971. The CEO of GWU was William M. White Jr., age 31, in 1971, when Wirth described White and Wirth reading ''[[Future Shock]]'' and passing copies to the "older generation" of company directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mountainscholar.org/handle/10217/203939|title=GWU Bridging Gaps With 'Future Shock'|date=27 October 1971|access-date=15 August 2020|work=Denver Post}}</ref><ref name="gwuletter">{{Cite web |title=Mr. Timothy Worth, Great Western United |work=mountainscholar.org |date=14 December 1970 |access-date=15 August 2020 |url= https://mountainscholar.org/bitstream/handle/10217/197589/AGWS3-0619_02.pdf?sequence=1}}</ref>