Greed Among Friends

Van Tellfaster, a native of Philadelphia, PA, enlisted in the United States Air Force after high school. He earned a degree in International Relations from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He later became a commissioned officer in the military. He earned an MA in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma. Following a distinguished military career, with assignments overseas and in the United States culminating in a final assignment at the White House, Van Tellfaster transitioned to the civilian sector. He worked briefly as a contractor for the U.S. Department of State. After the contractor position at the U.S. Department of State, he went to work at the U.S. Department of Transportation, where he focused on transportation security matters. He left USDOT, concentrated on writing, and self-published his first novel, The Private Investigator, in 2018.