He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA, a masters in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Maryland, College Park, and his PhD from the University of London in the United Kingdom. He is an accomplished author (over 150 publications, h-index>45), university-level educator, and is known internationally as an expert in neuroinformatics and data sharing. He enjoys traveling, road cycling, mountaineering, is a private pilot, and lives in Los Angeles, CA, with his wife and two daughters.