Dr. Eric Schansberg is Professor of Economics at Indiana University Southeast and the author of numerous books and hundreds of articles. Eric graduated from George Mason University and earned his Ph.D. from Texas A&M. He is active at Southeast Christian Church and co-runs a Christian discipleship ministry called Thoroughly Equipped. He also serves as Board president for Hope Alive Initiatives, a Kenyan-based ministry that seeks to empower Christians and the local church in Africa. He and his wife Tonia have been married for 28 years and are still coaching their four sons (ages 19-25).