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 S. Firestone Jr. – grandfather |
William Clay "Bill" Ford Jr. (born May 3, 1957) is an American businessman, serving as executive chairman of Ford Motor Company. The great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, Ford joined the board in 1988 and has served as chairman since January 1999. 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 serves as a Chairman of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. He holds a B.A. degree from Princeton University and a M.S. degree from MIT.
Ford was born in Detroit, Michigan, the great-grandson of Henry Ford and great-grandson of Harvey S. 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. On his father's side his grandparents are Edsel Ford and Eleanor Lowthian Clay. Edsel Ford II, son of Henry Ford II and also a board member, is Ford's first cousin. Ford has three sisters: Martha Morse (who has 3 children), Sheila Hamp (who has 3 children), and Elizabeth Kontulis.
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