William Clay Ford Jr.
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William Clay Ford Jr. is an American businessman and great-grandson of Henry Ford who has served as executive chairman of Ford Motor Company and is known for promoting sustainability and innovation within the company.
Statements (55)
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| instanceOf |
board chair
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businessperson → corporate executive → environmentalist → |
| almaMater |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Princeton University → |
| awardReceived |
Honorary degree from Kettering University
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Honorary degree from the University of Michigan → |
| birthDate |
1957-05-03
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| birthPlace |
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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| boardMemberOf |
Ford Motor Company
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| degree |
Bachelor of Arts in History
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Master of Science in Management → |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Princeton University → |
| employer |
Ford Motor Company
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| ethnicGroup |
Irish American
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| family |
Ford family
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| familyName |
Ford
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| fullName |
William Clay Ford Jr.
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| gender |
male
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| givenName |
William
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| hasChild |
four children
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| hasFocusArea |
advanced automotive technology
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corporate sustainability → environmental stewardship → innovation in mobility and transportation → |
| industry |
automotive industry
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| knownFor |
advocacy of environmental responsibility at Ford
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emphasis on mobility solutions and future transportation → leadership at Ford Motor Company → promoting sustainability in the automotive industry → support for innovation and technology at Ford Motor Company → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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| memberOf |
Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company
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| notableProject |
promotion of hybrid and fuel-efficient vehicles at Ford
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support of Ford Rouge Center environmental redevelopment → |
| notableRole |
Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company
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| occupation |
board member
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businessman → executive chairman → |
| positionHeld |
Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company
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Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company → |
| positionHeldEnd |
Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company, 2006
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| positionHeldStart |
Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company, 2001
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Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company, 2006 → |
| relative |
Edsel Ford II
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Henry Ford → Martha Firestone Ford → William Clay Ford Sr. → |
| relativeType |
great-grandson of Henry Ford
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| religion |
Roman Catholic
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| residence |
Michigan, United States
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| spouse |
Lisa Vanderzee Ford
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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William Clay Ford Sr.
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child |
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William Clay Ford Jr.
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fullName |
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Ford Motor Company
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keyPerson |
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Ford family (controlling shareholders)
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notableMember |
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Edsel B. Ford II
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relative |