Martin Laurent

Martin Laurent lives in Santa Fe with his wife, Keren and Great Pyrenees rescue dog, Colby. Born in St. Joseph, MO, Martin earned an Engineering degree from the University of Missouri and an MBA from Michigan State. After a stint in the military as a pilot in the Air Force, Martin established a career with General Motors working in a variety of positions: plant engineering; industrial relations; corporate strategic planning; and manufacturing management. Laurent's last corporate years were spent in Japan with Isuzu as Director, Engineering and Manufacturing. Now retired, Martin enjoys supporting Keren through her art work (www.revesdejardin.net).

"For much of my career my job was change. Like many I look at the pitiful performance of our government (whether run by one party or the other) and wonder why no efforts are even attempted to improve. The Third Bounce is a story of a friendship built around an attempt to change our government."