Tina Marie Tyler
Founder, CEO & Executive Director at Hip Hop Institute 4 Peace (HHI4PEACE)
Tina Marie Tyler is an award-winning American television news and entertainment presenter, executive producer, music executive, and globally recognized peace activist focused on advancing communications, culture, and social impact.
A graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in Communications, Tyler began her career in broadcast journalism with ABC News, PBS, EXTRA!, and Fox 11 Los Angeles, where she built a reputation for storytelling at the intersection of media, music, and social change.
In the early 2000s, she became one of the first African American women to partner with Microsoft to bring Black video content—and a pioneering monetization model—to MSN Video. She later became the “face” of MSN Entertainment, covering major cultural moments, red carpet events, and high-profile interviews, helping shape early digital entertainment journalism.
Tyler is the Founder, CEO, and Executive Director of Hip Hop Institute 4 Peace (HHI4PEACE), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing peace through hip-hop culture. Guided by its Three R’s framework—Reduce, Remove, Restore—the organization leads initiatives such as Seed 2 Cypher, Rap 4 Peace, Hip Hop Helps, Peace in the Streets, and #KickRacism to address gun violence, inequity, and community healing.
A central focus of her leadership is global communications and strategic partnerships. Through HHI4PEACE, Tyler works with the United Nations Permanent Forum for People of African Descent and Amnesty International Canada to expand the #KickRacism campaign, using music, media, and youth engagement to confront systemic racism and promote human rights worldwide.
In 2020, she created and produced Hip Hop 4 Peace for the United Nations International Day of Peace, uniting artists from more than 20 countries and positioning hip-hop as a platform for global dialogue and unity.
Tyler also serves as an Advisory Board member and executive producer for the Universal Hip Hop Museum, leading programming such as Hip-Hop and Mental Health: Facing the Stigma Together, The State of Black Music, It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC, and the Hip Hop Science Project.
Her work has earned major recognition, including the Presidential Lifetime Volunteer Service Award and honors from the California State Assembly, State Senate, and Los Angeles civic leaders. A member of the Recording Academy and the Society of Professional Journalists, she was appointed in 2026 to the Seattle Music Commission and elected to the Board of Directors of the BRIC Foundation.