John F. Kutsko is the executive director of Atla (formerly, called the American Theological Library Association) and was the executive director of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL). He holds a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and an MA from the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan. He has taught writing and publishing workshops for the Forum for Theological Exploration, helped found the International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA), and helped launch Bible Odyssey. While at SBL, John directed the update to the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSVue).