Tom J. Cowley earned an MBA from Northwestern University in 1965. In the 1990s he left the business world with a desire to teach the gospel. He went on to receive a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary. Today he teaches the life of Christ in churches all over the U.S. and serves as director of the Doctor of Ministry program and dean of the Business School at Olivet University in San Francisco. He lives with his wife in Tiburon, California.