Forrest E. Morgan is a senior lecturer at the Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology (CMIST), Carnegie Mellon University. Morgan served 27 years in the U.S. Air Force then worked 16 years at the RAND Corporation doing strategy and doctrine research for national defense clients. He has authored and coauthored several books and numerous research papers. While doing research in military applications of artificial intelligence at RAND, he was inspired to write his second novel, The Synthetic Woman.
Morgan practiced Asian martial arts for 30 years and taught much of that time. His 1992 book, Living the Martial Way, has been described as a classic in martial arts philosophy. His first novel, Waking the Snow Leopard, is available in soft cover, Kindle, and audiobook.