Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj, the esteemed President-Acharya of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math, is the 11th Acharya in the Guru Parampara (preceptorial lineage) of Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He was born on April 9, 1924, in Amlapatti-Gwalpara, Assam (India) and joined the institution in 1947, after completing his Master’s degree in Philosophy from Calcutta University. He served as the Secretary of Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math and accepted Sannyasa (monastic vows) in 1961.
Following the disappearance of the Founder-President-Acharya, Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Goswami Maharaj was nominated and appointed as President-Acharya of the Math in 1979.