Ron Chepesiuk

Ronald Joseph Chepesiuk (born June 14, 1944) is a former academic and full university professor. He is currently an author, publisher, radio host, film producer and screenwriter.

Documentary producer, writer and director

 * The Frank Matthews Story (2012)
 * Ike Atkinson, Kingpin. In his Own Words (2012)
 * Superfly: The True Untold Story of Frank Lucas, American Gangster (2007)

Books

 * Gangsters of Harlem (2007) 
 * Superfly: The True, Untold Story of Frank Lucas, American Gangster (2008)
 * Sergeant Smack (2010)
 * The Trafficantes (2010)
 * Queenpins (2011)
 * Straight from the Hood (2011)
 * Gangsters of Miami (2013)
 * Escobar versus Cali: The War of the Cartels (2013)
 * Black Caesar (2013)
 * Black Gangsters of Chicago (2014)
 * Shrimp Boy: The Life and Times of Raymond Chow, Chinatown Gangster (2016)
 * Crazy Charlie: Carlos Lehder, Revolutionary or Neo Nazi (2016)
 * Narcos Inc. (2019)
 * Robin Hood of the Hood: The Life and Times of Teddy Roe, Police King (2019)
 * The Real Mr. Big: How a Colombian Refugee Became the United Kingdom’s Most Notorious Cocaine Kingpin (2021)

Honors

 * In 1999, Chepesiuk received the Humphrey/OCLC/ Forest Press Award for significant contribution to international librarianship.
 * In the 1990s, Chepesiuk served as a contributing editor of American Libraries, the official publication of the American Library Association.
 * In 2002, he served as a Fulbright Scholar and visiting professor of journalism at Chittagong University in Bangladesh.
 * 2008 Independent Publisher Book Award
 * From 2009 to 2010, he served as a Fulbright Scholar and Visiting Professor at Paramadina University in Jakarta, Indonesia. He currently serves as a Senior Research Associate at the Policy Institute at Paramadina University.
 * 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards