Tripp Friedler is Heidi's husband, a father, a business owner, an author, and a philanthropist. He is the founding partner and CEO of freeGulliver, a multi-family office. Tripp is the author of FreeGulliver: Six Swift Lessons in Life Planning. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Amherst College and his law degree from Tulane. He also took all coursework for his Master of Counseling from Loyola University but was unable to complete his practicum due to Hurricane Katrina. Tripp is a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), and an Accredited Estate Planner (AEP). In the name of Henry Friedler, Tripp Friedler is donating 100% of the royalties of The Tunnel to mental health charities throughout the United States including those listed at the end of the book.