Henry Ford III was elected to the Ford Motor Company board of directors in May 2021. Ford was an employee of the company from 2006 to 2021. He currently serves on the finance committee and the sustainability and innovation committee of the board.

Before his election to the board, Ford held a variety of roles within the company. He was an associate director on Ford’s Corporate Strategy skill team, where he focused on the development of strategic framework deliverables and vehicle portfolio strategies. Ford was also global marketing manager for Ford Performance, where he launched the marketing and sales plan for the iconic Ford GT, and before that served in various roles in Purchasing and on the Labor Relations team.

Ford is a member of the advisory boards of Henry Ford College, Bridging Communities, Operation HOPE and Southwest Solutions. He serves on the board of trustees of The Henry Ford Museum, Ford Foundation, Neighborhood Villages and the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant.

Ford has a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Dartmouth College, and a master’s degree in Business Administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management.