Matthew Peterson, MSIM

Matt has been featured in numerous TV/radio shows and newspaper/magazine articles. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and from Arizona State University in 2019 with a master’s degree in Information Management and worked six years as the director of information technology at OneGuard and another six years as the chief architect and technology director at Glendale Elementary School District, serving 15,000 underprivileged children. He started a sucessful technology company and created an infrastructure that attracted half a billion website visitors in just the first few months.

Matt wrote a best-selling fantasy novel called Paraworld Zero and was invited to speak throughout the country. He was also the radio show host of TheAuthorHour.com where he interviewed world-famous authors such as Dean Koontz, Anne Rice, and R. L. Stine. He served a 2-year mission for his church, earned the Eagle scout award in Boy Scouts, received a second-degree black belt in karate, and performed in several musicals. He lives in Peoria with his wife, seven children, and their giant African tortoise.