John S. Budd, now retired, was a division president and corporate officer in two multi-billion dollar companies. He graduated from Washington & Lee University and Harvard Business ...view moreJohn S. Budd, now retired, was a division president and corporate officer in two multi-billion dollar companies. He graduated from Washington & Lee University and Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program. He is a fellow in the executive committee of the University of North Carolina’s Cameron School of Business. Budd and his wife, Judy, live in Wilmington, North Carolina, and have four sons and nine grandchildren. This is his fourth book.view less