John Cobin received his Ph.D. in public policy and M.A. in economics from George Mason University, and an M.A. in business economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara, plus a B.A.

in the same field from California State University, Long Beach. He also has an undergraduate degree in religious studies from Reformed Bible College and some graduate coursework in the same field from Regent College. He has been a university professor, entrepreneur, consultant, editor, English teacher to non-native speakers, Baptist pastor, and international conference speaker. Fluent in both English and Spanish, and conversational in Italian, he is the author of many books, articles, and letters to the editor, and has traveled to seventy countries, spending many years in the United States and Chile, with significant time in Italy. He is the father of seven children and, so far, five grandchildren. He lives with his wife Pamela.