Leonard Borman is a native of Detroit, Michigan, where he resides as an accountant, husband, father of seven, and grandfather of eighteen. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from Wayne State University and master's degree in history and literature from the University of Michigan. "Our Jewish Robot Future" was written as a legacy for his family and to ensure his own robotic future. He is also the author another Detroit-based comedic novel, "Fix the Roads."