William Clay Ford, Jr.
| William Clay Ford Jr. | |
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Ford in March 2011 speaking at the TED Conference
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| Born |
May 3, 1957 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Hotchkiss School (1975) Princeton University (B.A., 1979) MIT Sloan School of Management (S.M., 1984) |
| Occupation | Executive chairman, Ford Motor Company |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Vanderzee Ford |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) |
William Clay Ford Sr. Martha Firestone Ford |
| Relatives |
Henry Ford – great-grandfather Edsel Ford – grandfather Henry Ford II – uncle Edsel Ford II – cousin Harvey S. Firestone – great-grandfather Harvey Firestone Jr. – grandfather |
William Clay "Bill" Ford Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American businessman. The great-grandson of Henry Ford, he serves as the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company. Ford also served as the president, CEO, and COO until turning over those roles to former Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006. Ford is also the vice chairman of the Detroit Lions NFL franchise.
Ford was born in Detroit, Michigan, the great-grandson of Henry Ford and great-grandson of Harvey Firestone. His father was William Clay Ford Sr. and his mother is Martha Firestone. On his mother's side his grandparents are Harvey S. Firestone Jr. and Elizabeth Parke Firestone. On his father's side his grandparents are Edsel Bryant Ford and Eleanor Lowthian Clay. Edsel Ford II, son of Henry Ford II and also a board member, is Ford's cousin. Ford has three sisters: Martha Morse (who has 3 children), Sheila Hamp (who has 3 children), and Elizabeth Kontulis.
Ford graduated from the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut in 1975 and went on to graduate from Princeton University in 1979, having majored in history and served as president of the Ivy Club. He played on the Princeton rugby team as well. In 1984 he received an M.S. in management as a Sloan Fellow from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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