Jerry B. Jenkins, former vice president for publishing and currently writer-at-large for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, is the author of more than 100 books, including the bestselling Left Behind Series. Also the former editor of Moody Magazine, his writing has appeared in Reader's Digest, Parade, American and United in-flight magazines, and dozens of Christian periodicals.

He writes books in four genres: biographies, marriage and family titles, fiction for children, and fiction for adults. Jerry Jenkins' biographies have included books with Hank Aaron, Bill Gaither, Luis Palau, Walter Payton, Orel Hershiser, and Nolan Ryan among many others. The Hershiser and Ryan books reached the New York Times bestseller list. Jenkins assisted Dr. Billy Graham with his memoirs, Just As I Am, also a New York Times bestseller.

As a marriage and family author and speaker, Jerry Jenkins has been a frequent guest on Dr. James Dobson's Focus On the Family radio program. Jenkins is also the writer of the nationally syndicated sports story comic strip Gil Thorp, distributed by Tribune Media Services to 70 newspapers nationwide. He speaks widely, primarily on writing and marriage and family topics, and is a sought-after humorist.

Jerry Jenkins and his wife Dianna have three grown sons, the youngest still in college.