Peter Levenda is a native of the Bronx who has lived and traveled all over the country – and the world – during the course of his career. A writer, researcher, investigator, and historian, he has authored more than a dozen books and appeared as an expert on Nazi ideology and history on television documentaries aired on the History Channel, National Geographic, Discovery, and TNT, as well as on numerous radio programs and podcasts. His first book, Unholy Alliance (1995), boasts a foreword by Norman Mailer. During the course of his research for the book, Levenda was detained at Chile's notorious torture and interrogation center, Colonia Dignidad. Unholy Alliance has been translated into six foreign languages and will be re-issued this year with new material.

He is currently working with Tom DeLonge (of Blink-182 fame) on the To The Stars project, co-authoring with Tom the three volume non-fiction series Sekret Machines: Gods, Man, and War, about a new approach to the UFO Phenomenon based on unprecedented access to US government and industry.

Prior to becoming a well-respected author, Levenda was an international businessman with extensive credentials in China, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Europe and Australia. One of the first Americans to become successful in China trade (in 1984), he has since written a book about his experiences there and his advice to newcomers. The Mao of Business was published in the United States in 2007 and in a Chinese-language translation in Beijing the following year.

Levenda holds an MA in Religious Studies, is a member of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Association of Former Intelligence Officers (AFIO), and is a charter member of the Norman Mailer Society.