Koichi Mera, Ph.D. is President of the Global Alliance for Historical Truth (GAHT) which is based in Santa Monica, California. He has Ph.D. from Harvard and taught economics, international business, and public administration at Harvard, Tsukuba University, Tokyo International University and University of Southern California, and worked with the World Bank. In recent decades he has organized a study group on the history of Japan during the last century, and is concerned with political issues related to interpretations of historical records. His recent books includes Whose Back Was Stabbed?: FDR's Secret War on Japan (Hamilton Books, 2017).