Tyler Sparrow was born in Vermont and raised in Rhode Island. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1999, where he served as an Assaultman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion 8th Marines and then as a Reconnaissance Marine with Charlie Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion. During his service, he deployed overseas several times in support of expeditionary and combat operations, including Operation Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force Liberia.
After leaving the Marine Corps as a Sergeant in 2004, Tyler attended Trinity College, where he played football and earned his undergraduate degree. He went on to graduate with honors from Suffolk University Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Suffolk University Law Review. Following law school, Tyler practiced at a leading international law firm and later served as a federal judicial law clerk in Washington, DC. For the past 10 years he has served as in-house litigation counsel to two leading companies in the retail and technology sectors.
As Chair of Project Healing Waters’ Governance Committee, Tyler is truly privileged to serve alongside trustees, staff, and PHW volunteers, working to ensure that this amazing organization is able to continue accomplishing its critical mission of supporting our veterans and active-duty service members along their healing journey.
Outside of his professional work, Tyler is an avid fly fisherman, skier, and hiker. Introduced to fly fishing as a kid, he rediscovered it later in life and has since developed a deep passion for both freshwater and saltwater fly fishing, spending much of his free time on the water or at the tying bench.
Tyler lives in Massachusetts with his wife and two children.