Ilyas M. Zeshan earned a master's degree in international relations from Chicago's Roosevelt University and continued his studies there for an MBA. His professional experience includes work as a writer on International Relations, a graphology instructor, and as a graphologist who has given advice on thousands of handwriting samples. He is the inventor of handwriting analysis in Arabic, Urdu, and Persian He also wrote an extensive book on the subject. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs and resides in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.