A. Patrick is a successful businessman and a student of Middle Eastern history. While a teenager in the late 1970s, he, along with his family, was forced to flee Iran after the Shah was ousted from power. Proud of his Persian heritage, Patrick celebrates his ancestry while engaging in the promise of the American dream.

W.B. King is an award-winning journalist, collaborator and author who teaches writing courses at New York University.

The authors of The Leadership Crisis will donate 20 percent of book proceeds to charities and non-for-profit organizations supporting education and medical aid to children impacted by war.