The grandson of an Arizona rancher and a New Mexico soldier of fortune, Roy Rivenburg is a journalist and satirist whose work has appeared in the L.A. Times, CNN.com, Travel & Leisure magazine, Sacramento Bee, L.A. Weekly, Washington Post, TheFinalEdition.com, Reader's Digest and numerous other publications and websites.

He has won top national and regional awards for feature writing, investigative reporting and humor writing.

Rivenburg holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, a bachelor’s degree from Cal State Fullerton and an honorary Kentucky Colonel title from the governor of that state. He lives in Southern California with his wife and children.