John E. Finn is a Professor of Government at Wesleyan University. He received his B.A. from Nasson College, a law degree from Georgetown University, a doctorate in political science from Princeton University, and a degree in culinary arts from the French Culinary Institute. He has published widely in the fields of constitutional theory and food studies. His works include American Constitutional Law: Essays, Cases, and Comparative Notes 2nd. edition (Rowman & Littlefield, 2004)  with Donald P. Kommers, of Notre Dame University, & Gary J. Jacobsohn, of the University of Texas, and Constitutions in Crisis: Political Violence and the Rule of Law (Oxford University Press, 1991).  He is currently working on a book, tentatively entitled "The Civic Constitution."

Finn teaches such courses as constitutional law, civil liberties, and jurisprudence. He also teaches courses on culinary history and cuisine and culture. In 1994 he won the University’s award for excellence in teaching.