Public servant turned author Roger Rooney was awarded a BA (Hons) from Deakin University in Strategic Studies and International Relations and was Senior Researcher at the Refugee Review Tribunal, where he was on the China and South-East Asia desk. A contributor to Men's Health magazine back in the late 1990s, Roger waited until 2010 to start the manuscript for True North, juggling his work commitments as the Program Director of 6,000 regional infrastructure projects, as part of the Rudd Government's response to the Global Financial Crisis. He has represented the Australian Government internationally at the OECD and worked for the Irish Ministry of Justice as a consultant. An American Football tragic, Roger played Quarterback for Monash University, the Geelong Wildcats and Sydney University and coached the ACT Monarchs. He is now retired and sitting back and waiting for Jimmy Gee to guide his beloved San Francisco 49ers to the next Superbowl. A Victorian by birth, Roger lives in Canberra (ACT) with his wife Tina, two beautiful girls, Ava and Lola and his Siamese cat, Frankie Knuckles - acrobat extraordinaire. This is his first book of many