Chad Ford is associate professor of intercultural peace building and director of the David O. McKay Center for Intercultural Understanding at Brigham Young University-Hawaii. He sits on the executive committee of the Board of Trustees for PeacePlayers, an organization that uses sports to unite divided communities. Ford also works with the Arbinger Institute as a consultant on global conflict resolution initiatives. He spent seventeen years as a senior editor and writer at ESPN.
“Ford reminds us that humanity lies within all of us, and although conflict is everywhere in today’s world, we have the tools we need to overcome obstacles and to thrive. This is a fantastic, timely book that I highly recommend.” —Steve Kerr, Head Coach, Golden State Warriors “Ford documents what is hard to fathom today: building bridges, not walls, is the best way to prevent conflict and promote peace.” —Evan Ryan, Executive Vice President, Axios, and former US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs “This book is for everyone who wants to overcome the fear of conflict and begin living more positively.” —Dan Pfeiffer, cohost of Pod Save America and former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama “Dangerous Love provides mind-altering and life-changing thoughts for building bridges across the gulf of conflict that separates people in their personal, professional, and communal lives.” —Ron Shapiro, founder of the Shapiro Negotiations Institute and New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Nice