Jed is the director of MenAlive, a health program that helps men live long and well. He is a member of the International Society for the Study of the Aging Male, and serves as a member of the International Scientific Board of the World Congress on Men's Health.

As a licensed psychotherapist for over 40 years, Diamond has been a pioneer in the emerging field of male gender medicine and healthy aging. He is the author of seven books, including the international best sellers Male Menopause (Sourcebooks, 1998) and The Irritable Male Syndrome (Rodale, 2004). Thus far his books have been translated into 24 foreign languages.

According to Dr. Michael Gurian, the author of What Could He Be Thinking? (St. Martin's Press, 2004), Jed Diamond is "quite simply one of the wisest men writing today on the topic of male emotional and physical health."

Diamond consults with businesses in the United States and throughout the world, helping them provide gender-specific health care services. He's also a popular speaker, providing the latest information on sex, health and gender.

Diamond has taught classes at UC Berkeley, UCLA, JFK University, Esalen Institute, the Omega Institute, and other centers of education throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

He is presently completing a Ph.D. in International Health.

He lives with his wife, Carlin, on Shimmins Ridge, above Bloody Run Creek, in Northern California. They are the proud parents of five grown children and 10 grandchildren.