Matt Parker, The Exodus Road’s co-founder, first encountered human trafficking when he and his wife, Laura Parker, moved to Thailand in 2010. Together, they directed a children’s home for girls from the hill tribes of Northern Thailand. In their work, they learned that these marginalized girls were some of the most at risk of human trafficking.
As Matt learned more about this serious issue, he began to network with local nonprofits and law enforcement. Eventually, he was deputized by police to help investigate human trafficking crime. After taking part in hundreds of investigations throughout Southeast Asia with police, Matt and Laura began The Exodus Road in January of 2012. (Watch the story of how two ordinary people started a nonprofit fighting human trafficking.) The exodus road Matt Parker
Matt served as CEO of The Exodus Road for nearly 10 years, and now he serves the organization as a strategist and consultant for global operations, working with our national teams and law-enforcement partners. With this wealth of experience in anti-trafficking efforts, we wanted to sit down with Matt to learn from his insights on fighting modern-day slavery.
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