William Clay Ford, Jr.

William Clay Ford Jr. (1957) Chairman, chief executive officer, and president, Ford Motor Company.

"Career: Ford Motor Company, 1979–1982, production planning analyst and manager of New York division; 1982–1983, analyst for North American auto operations; 1984–1985, international financial specialist; 1985–1986, planning manager for car production development; 1986–1987, director of commercial vehicles marketing for European division; 1987–1989, managing director of Switzerland division; 1989–1990, manager of Ford truck operations; 1990–1993, director and executive director for business strategy of Ford Auto Group; 1992–1994, general manager of climate control division; 1994–1995, vice president of commercial vehicle tracking center; 1995–1999, chairman of corporate financial committee; 1999–, corporate board chairman; 2001–, president and chief executive officer."


 * Former Director, Conservation International
 * Ex Officio Board Member, Center for Environmental Leadership in Business

He is the son of William Clayton Ford, Sr. (Ford Motor Company executive) and Martha Firestone Ford; and he married Lisa Vanderzee.

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