Adier Mach Deng is a South Sudanese Author, Economist, and Artist living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was born in the village of Dong, Twic East, South Sudan. As a boy, raised in this region, he experienced the cruel reality of civil wars, genocide, and massacres through mid-1980 to early 2000. Adier holds degrees in Political Science, Law, and Business. He is also the author of “Escaping Jihadists of Sudan”.