Nathan Keene has taught and produced business writing for over 20 years. He was born in Idaho, raised in Alaska, has lived in Portland, Oregon, Tokyo, Japan, Berkeley, California, and New York, New York (his favorite city, after Portland); he now lives in Portland. He lives with his wife, Astrid and their cat, Merlin. He loves backpacking, photography, music, museums, travel and cuisine. He dreams of building a little cabin back in Alaska.