GM Kern is the pseudonym for a former Federal Civil Servant who has worked for the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of the Defense, and the Department of Energy. Kern has deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq as a civil servant. Originally from Long Island, Kern has lived and worked in 12 states and has traveled to over 15 countries.

Kern currently lives in Kentucky. And, when not researching the next novel or comic book in the Redemption of the Guardians series, travels to interesting and sometimes exotic locations.