Michael A. Genovese is Professor of Political Science, President of World Policy Institute, and the Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies at Loyola Marymount University. He is the author of numerous highly acclaimed books, including The Encyclopedia of the American Presidency, The Power of the American Presidency 1789-2000, and The Paradoxes of the American Presidency. In addition to many accolades for his scholarship, Dr. Genovese was awarded the prestigious American Political Science Association's Distinguished Teaching Award for 2017.