John R. Matthews is retired and lives on a small ranch in Luling, Texas, with his wife, Frances. He spends a lot of time in their cliffside cabin by a small running creek in the deep woods with very tall pecan trees. He is a former intelligence officer, senior executive with a Fortune 50 company, and high school English teacher. He is a graduate of Texas A&M with graduate studies at University of Michigan Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and University of Texas at Arlington. He is an active member of the local Central Baptist Church.
