G.R. Kearney is a Chicago-based writer and independent film producer. He recently completed a new book, Run, which documents the unlikely independent presidential campaign of a award winning economist turned talk show host. His first film, Handicapped: a Documentary About Bad Golf, has appeared in numerous film festivals and will soon appear on television. Kearney also authored More than a Dream: The Cristo Rey Story and The Small Things: A Day in the Life of Br. James E. Small, S.J. His writing has appeared in America magazine, the Chicago Tribune, Links magazine, and Company magazine.

Kearney studied English and writing at Georgetown University. He worked as a teacher and coach at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School as part of the school's Jesuit Alumni Volunteer Program. Kearney holds an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business and currently works for a small investment group in Chicago. He lives in Chicago with his wife, Tara, who is a journalist, and their two sons.