Michael J. Mantel

Michael J. Mantel is president and CEO of Living Water International, a faith-based global humanitarian organization. He previously spent seventeen years working for World Vision and nine years in business. He holds a PhD in organization development from Benedictine University. He lives in Houston with his wife, Natalie, and they have four daughters.

Richard Stearns is president emeritus of World Vision US, where he served as president for twenty years. His bestselling book The Hole in Our Gospel was named the 2010 Christian Book of the Year.