Edsel Ford II

Edsel Bryant Ford II (born December 27, 1948) is the great-grandson of [[Henry Ford|Henry Ford I]], grandson of [[Edsel Ford|Edsel Ford I]], and the son of [[Henry Ford II]]. He has served as a member of the [[board of directors]] of [[Ford Motor Company]] for 33 years before announcing his retirement, and serves on the finance committee and sustainability and innovation committee. He is a cousin of its Executive Chairman, [[William Clay Ford Jr.]]
Early life and education.
Ford attended [[Eaglebrook School]] in [[Deerfield, Massachusetts]], and graduated in 1968, from [[The Gunnery]], in Washington, CT, before entering [[Babson College]]. He received his business administration bachelor's degree at Babson, and completed the Program for Management Development at the [[Harvard Business School]] in 1981.
Career.
Between 1978 and 1980, Edsel ran sales and marketing at [[Ford Australia]]. 
As a board member of Ford, Edsel has been active in company affairs and corporate dealer relations. He was named president and chief operating officer of Ford Motor Credit Company in 1991, and elected a Ford Vice President in 1993. In 2013, Edsel was awarded the Keith Crain/Automotive News Lifetime Achievement Award. Long seen as the public face of Ford Motor Company's motor racing efforts, particularly in NASCAR, in May 2019 Edsel was nominated for and won the NASCAR Hall of Fame's Landmark Award. His retirement was announced in 2021 and a replacement will be named May 13. 
Edsel purchased [[Pentastar Aviation]] in 2001.
Personal life.
Ford is married to Cynthia Layne Neskow and they have four sons:
Edsel Ford II is the chairman of the board of the Henry Ford Estate - [[Fair Lane]] in [[Dearborn, Michigan]]. He serves on the board of [[The Henry Ford]]. He is currently the director emeritus of the board of directors at [[Henry Ford College]] in [[Dearborn, Michigan]], and also served on the board of trustees for the Skillman Foundation. He was previously chairman of the National Advisory Board of the [[Salvation Army]] and the [[Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch]]. Appointed by then-mayor [[Dennis Archer]], Ford was the chairman of Detroit 300, a major civic and philanthropic effort that organized the celebration of the city of Detroit's 300th birthday in 2001. Ford was then appointed as the founding chairman of the Detroit 300 Conservancy and was instrumental in the development and construction of [[Campus Martius Park]] (which the conservancy continues to maintain).
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