
Irv Segal
Irv Segal graduated from yeshiva– Rabbinical College, with a B.A. in Talmudic law and led an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish lifestyle as a young adult. He earned a certification in computer programming before holding a variety of jobs in the software field and eventually starting his own software services firm. The Jake Cooper Novels are based on Irv's personal experiences living in Ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities.