John Ballenger
Class of 2002
Segment IV (2000-2009)
John Ballenger, born and raised in Tulsa, graduated from ORU in 2002 with a bachelor’s
degree in Business Marketing. He is newly retired from spending 20 years in the U.S.
Marine Corps as a CH-53E helicopter pilot and most recently, a pilot of Marine One
for Presidents Trump and Biden. Today, John, his wife Riann, and their two boys reside
in Colorado Springs, CO where John is an executive success consultant focused on "Brilliance
in the Basics" that leverages his experience from the loss of his daughter, Brooklyn,
time in service, and multiple combat deployments. He is also a partner with the commercial
real estate firm Aspire Development Group, concentrating on new developments in Oklahoma
and Colorado.