John Lentini is a certified fire investigator and has been at the center of most of the important developments in fire investigation for the past 45 years. He began his career at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory in 1974. He is the author of more than 50 publications, and has been recognized by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE), who named him "Person of the Year" in 2015 for his work in correcting and preventing wrongful arson convictions. He now provides training and fire investigation consulting, through his company Scientific Fire Analysis.