Duane De Mello received a master’s degree from Stanford University. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a military intelligence adviser, before becoming an operations officer...view moreDuane De Mello received a master’s degree from Stanford University. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam as a military intelligence adviser, before becoming an operations officer in the CIA. In 2010, following retirement, he published his first novel, The Wave of the Future. He currently lives with his wife in southern Maryland.view less