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Who Is Tim Ballard?, Age, Education, Career, Awards, Family, Net Worth: Tim Ballard, officially known as Timothy Ballard is an American activist, speaker, and author.

He worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and then as a special agent in the United States Department of Homeland Security.

Ballard is the founder and former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), an anti-sex trafficking organization.

He founded O.U.R., a non-profit organization in 2013 and has credited his organization with rescuing thousands of trafficking victims

In 2019, Ballard was appointed to the White House Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking but the council was later terminated.

Ballard parted with O.U.R. in early 2023. Apart from his work with O.U.R, he is the former CEO of The Nazarene Fund, a Glenn Beck-backed Christian organization.

The American action film, “Sound of Freedom” starring Jim Caviezel was inspired by the work of Ballard. The film was announced in 2018 and released in theaters in 2023.

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In September 2023, Ballard hit the headlines when he broke his silence after being condemned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

The Church released a statement on Friday, 15 September 2023 referring to Tim Ballard’s behavior as “morally unacceptable.”

The Church’s statement was in response to documents detailing a criminal investigation into Tim Ballard and his nonprofit.

While on a tour in Boston, Ballard addressed a crowd of supporters saying; “It’s not true, nothing you hear is true”. He encouraged them to send his recorded statements to the media.

Tim Ballard Age

Tim Ballard’s date of birth and for that matter, his age is unknown to us at this time of writing. However, he’s believed to be in his late 40s or early 50s

Tim Ballard Height & Weight

Tim Ballard’s height and weight are currently unknown to us. However, he has a great physique.

Tim Ballard Education

After completing La Canada High School, Tim Ballard attended the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.

He furthered his education at Brigham Young University and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and political science.

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He then obtained a Master of Arts in international politics from the Monterey Institute of International Studies graduating summa cum laude.

Tim Ballard Awards

Tim Ballard won the 2017 Social Entrepreneur Award at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2017 Utah Region Awards.

Tim Ballard Family

Tim Ballard was born in Provo, Utah, United States to his parents. His mother has been identified as Melanie Ballard but his father’s identity is unknown to us at this time of writing.

He has never shared any information regarding his siblings hence we can’t state whether or not he’s the only child of his parents. There are no records about that.

Tim Ballard is married to Katherine Ballard. The couple have been married for over two (2) decades but it’s unclear when they met and also when they tied the knot.

Katherine lives away from the spotlight hence her date of birth, age, educational background, and occupation are unknown to us at this time of writing.

The couple have nine (9) children, two of whom were adopted from a sting operation in Haiti.

Unfortunately, we do not have any information regarding the American activist’s nine children as their names, dates of birth, age, and occupation are currently unknown to us.

Tim Ballard Net Worth

As of September 2023, Tim Ballard has an estimated net worth of about $7 million. He has accrued such fortune from his extraordinary career. Ballard is an activist, speaker, author, and founder and former CEO of Operation Underground Railroad.

Tim Ballard Social Media

Tim Ballard owns a Facebook page with over 460,000 followers, a Twitter account with more than 130,00- followers, and a verified Instagram account with over 890,000. The O.U.R. founder is very active on these social media platforms.

Source: Ghgossip.com

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