Michael Keller is a senior executive and first-time children's book author living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey, where Jet's incredible adventure unfolded. Michael told Jet's story for decades before publishing The Legend of Jet the Gerbil. He lives with his wife, Gina. He has three kids, Ava, Davis, and Alden; two stepdaughters, Hanna and Raina; two rescue dogs, Ziggy and Cooper; and a new gerbil, Gunny.