Matt Ball
| Matt Ball | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 2, 1968 Toledo, Ohio, US |
| Residence | Tucson, Arizona, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois (MS); Carnegie Mellon University (MS) |
| Known for | Co-founder and past Executive Director of Vegan Outreach |
| Notable work | The Animal Activist's Handbook (with Bruce Friedrich) (2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Anne-Marie Green |
| Children | Ellen |
Matthew Michael Ball (born January 2, 1968) is an American animal activist. He is co-founder and President of One Step for Animals, and Director of Engagement and Outreach at Farm Sanctuary, having previously been Senior Advisor for VegFund. In 1993, Ball co-founded Vegan Outreach. Ball served as the group’s Executive Director for 21 years. Ball is credited with helping shift the animal rights' movement to more utilitarian focus, including a focus on chickens. He is the co-author, with Bruce Friedrich, of The Animal Activist's Handbook (2009). He was inducted into the Animal Rights Hall of Fame in 2005.
Ball was born in Toledo, Ohio. His parents are Cornelius Francis Ball and Judith Anderson Ball, both of Toledo. Cornelius Ball is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Before founding Vegan Outreach, Matt Ball obtained an M.S. in Forest Ecology at the University of Illinois, and an M.S. in Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University, during which time he was a Department of Energy Global Change Fellow. He also held a research fellowship in the Department of Biology at the University of Pittsburgh.
Matt Ball married Anne Green on February 20, 1993 in Urbana, Illinois; their daughter Ellen Katya Green was born on July 16, 1994, in Pennsylvania and was raised as a vegan. Matt and Anne live in Tucson, Arizona. Anne is also vegan and used to work for Vegan Outreach.
Ball says: "[W]e must focus on getting people to consider their first step toward compassion, rather than arguing for our current philosophy or diet. Most non-vegetarians tune out when told to go vegan but may consider starting to make changes like adopting Meatless Mondays or eating fewer chickens."
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