Michael J. Tsatsomeros is Professor of Mathematics at Washington State University. He received his PhD in Mathematics at the University of Connecticut in 1990. He has held positions at the University of Victoria, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Regina, and the College of William and Mary, and has served as Professor at Washington State University since 2007. Professor Tsatsomeros has also served the International Linear Algebra Society in various capacities, including as a member of the Board of Directors, Advisory Committee, and Journal Committee. He is Co-Editor-In-Chief of the Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra and Associate Editor of Linear Algebra and Its Applications. His main area of research is nonnegative matrix theory and generalizations.