Dirk Cussler holds an MBA from Berkeley.  For many years he worked in the financial arena, and now devotes himself full-time to writing. For the last several years, he has been an active participant and partner in his father’s NUMA expeditions and served as president of the NUMA advisory board of trustees.  He has co-authored books with Clive Cussler, Black Wind, The Treasure of Khan and Arctic Drift, as well as the namesake of his father’s famous protagonist, Dirk Pitt.  He is currently writing the next Dirk Pitt adventure.  He lives in Arizona with his family.