Marko Perko is a graduate of the University of Southern California. He has always had an insatiable thirst for knowledge of all types, and as such, he is highly regarded as a modern-day Renaissance man, historian, polymath, and polemicist. He is the author of the critically acclaimed and wildly popular book entitled Did You Know That . . . ? and the co-author of Khamsin: A Thriller. He is also the founder of the highly praised Marko Perko Online (www.MarkoPerko.com) website, the creator of the Cultural Enrichment Programs, and is active in software development—www.Krypti.com.
 
Perko has also written for and edited numerous publications, and has worked as a columnist, speechwriter, composer, lecturer, and playwright. He is a member of the Authors Guild; the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; Broadcast Music, Inc.; and the British Library.
 
Presently, he is at work on his next book, lecturing, and developing a television series basic upon his book Did You Know That . . . ?
 
Marko Perko lives in California with his wife Heather. They have two children: Marko Perko III and “Skye Mackay” Perko.