Mario Smith is a native Houstonian and a product of the area’s parochial schools and Jesuit high school. He holds a BS from Texas A&M, an MA from Webster University in St. Louis, and an MBA from the University of Houston–Clear Lake. When he’s not writing, he pilots a Boeing 737 for one of the nation’s largest airlines. He lives in Pearland, Texas, with his wife. They have three adult children.