John A. Mackay, a theologian and educator, founded a school in Lima, Peru, held chairs on the faculty at San Marcos University, Lima, and served under the auspices of the YMCA. After sixteen years in Latin America, he moved to North America and became President of Princeton Theological Seminary. A leading churchman and the author of many books and articles, over the years Mackay was invited to speak in thirty-five Latin American universities.
John M. Metzger, a lawyer, was educated at Harvard College, New York University School of Law, and the London School of Economics. He is also the author of The Hand and the Road: The Life and Times of John A. Mackay (2010).