Idrian N. Resnick

Idrian Resnick was born in Wichita, Kansas and raised on the Upper West Side in New York City. He has spent his career as a writer, innovator, advocate and educator. With a Ph.D. in economics and African Studies from Boston University, Resnick taught there and at Howard, Princeton, Colombia and Cornell universities and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, where he also served as an adviser to the government. He founded and directed the Economic Development Bureau, a non-profit economic and financial consulting organization for Global South countries. Resnick served as the Executive Director of the Association on American Indian Affairs, and directed Action for Corporate Accountability, which led the boycott against Nestle for its unethical promotion of infant formula.

His first story was published when he was twelve, and though he wrote non-fiction throughout his career, in 1990 he turned to writing fiction full time. Resnick has posted over forty stories on his free website: www.IdrianN.com. One, “Swimming for Seniors” won a first prize. He has eight published books, most recently: Blip (race/crime novel), Humpty-Dumpty Sister (biography), Fireman Mike (MG fiction), The Bell (adult fiction) and The Invisible Hand (financial thriller).

He and his wife live in Branford, CT. They have thirteen grand children, three grand nieces and two great grand children.