Chad Ford

Chad Ford is an associate professor at Brigham Young University – Hawaii (BYUH).[2] He is director of the university's McKay Center and is known for his study of conflict resolution with an emphasis on large group ethnic and religious conflict, as well as for his sports journalism with ESPN.[3] He is the author of the book Dangerous Love: Transforming Fear and Conflict at Home, at Work and the World [4]

Chad Ford
Born1971 (age 48–49)
Kansas City, Missouri
Alma materBrigham Young University - Hawaii (B.A.)
George Mason University (M.S.)
Georgetown University (J.D)
OccupationTeacher, consultant, mediator
Spouse(s)Amanda Ford
Children4[1]

Early life

Ford was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1971. He holds a B.A. in history at Brigham Young University (1995), an M.S. in conflict analysis and resolution at George Mason University (2000),[5] and a J.D. in Law at Georgetown University. He also served as a researcher for the United Nations in Northern Ireland.

Career

Before joining the faculty of Brigham Young University in 2005,[6] Ford co-founded sportsTALK.com with Jason Peery in 1996 which was sold to ESPN in 2001 and was renamed Insider. Ford still contributes to the subscription's content.[7] He is known for his "insider information" and breaking news on NBA stories, especially regarding the draft,[8] trade rumors, and international basketball. By 2005, more than 1 million[9] paying Insider subscribers read his daily reports for ESPN.

As a mediator and facilitator, Ford works for several projects around the world, including in the Middle East with PeacePlayers International.[10] Additionally, he served as the managing director of global peacebuilding (2007), teaches at BYUH while directing the university's McKay Center.[11] The center functions as a cross-cultural peacebuilding laboratory for the education of students, faculty, staff and community members. The theoretical and practical tools learned in the center enable the sponsorship of community building, cultural leadership opportunities and projects throughout the world. Ford has traveled extensively, having lived in Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Alabama and West Virginia, and having covered the NBA in Asia, Europe, and Africa.[12] He also did research for the United Nations in Northern Ireland.

On April 28, 2017, he was laid off by ESPN alongside about 100 others at the network.[13]

References
  1. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656589/Force-for-good-Chad-Ford-teaches-peace-building-to-BYU-Hawaii-students-while-covering-NBA-draft.html
  2. "BYUH".
  3. "International Cultural Studies and World Languages".
  4. "Dangerous Love".
  5. "ICAR Alumnus Chad Ford Educator, Journalist, and Peace Player". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  6. "BYUH".
  7. "ESPN Chad Ford".
  8. Brewer, Jason (18 June 2011). "2011 NBA Mock Draft: Chad Ford Releases Mock Draft 5.0". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  9. "Business Week".
  10. "Peace Players International". Archived from the original on 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  11. "David O. McKay Center". Archived from the original on 2012-04-24.
  12. "ESPN".
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