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Jacksonville, Florida, Us

Ford became the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s (JTA) eighth CEO in December 2012. JTA is an independent agency of the State of Florida and operates a public bus service, St. Johns River Ferry, a downtown automated Skyway, and paratransit service. The agency also plans, designs and builds roads and bridges under the JTAMobilityWorks program.Ford sits on several nonprofit and industry boards, including:Policy Board Member, North America Representative, International Association of Public Transport (UITP)Member, ITS America, Board of DirectorsEx-Officio Member, American Public Transportation Association Board of Directors (Past Chair)Member, JAX Chamber, Board of GovernorsMember, Sulzbacher, Board of Directors Member, Goodwill Industries of North Florida, Board of Directors (Past Chair)Member, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville, Board of DirectorsMember, University of California, Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies, Board of AdvisorsMember, Young Professionals In Transportation, Board of AdvisorsMember, Jacksonville University Davis College of Business, Executive Advisory BoardMember, Jacksonville University Master in Public Policy Minority Fellowship, Board of AdvisorsMember, LA Metro, Industry Advisory CouncilMember, Florida Public Transportation Association, Board of Directors Member, Transportation & Expressway Authority Membership of Florida, Board of Directors (Past Chair)Transportation Research Board (TRB) Executive Committee (Past Chair)American Public Transportation Foundation (Former Member)UF Health Board of Directors (Former Member)

The Ford Transportation Group, LLC was formed to provide high quality consulting services to both public and private clients in the transportation industry. Decades of professional expertise covered a wide range of disciplines; multi-modal transit operations, maintenance, fare collection and planning, facilities management, traffic engineering and planning, on and off street parking management, intelligent transportation systems, financial and administrative management and local, state and federal relations. The company goal was to provide clients with innovative, flexible, realistic and cost effective solutions to their challenges.

San Francisco, California, Us

Nathaniel P. Ford joined the SFMTA in January 2006 as the Sr., Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, and left the SFMTA in 2011. SFMTA is comprised of the Municipal Railway (Muni), Department of Parking and Traffic, San Francisco Parking Authority and the San Francisco Taxi Commission. Ford successfully integrated the Municipal Railway and Department of Parking and Traffic into a cohesive organization and restructured the SFMTA's leadership team to create a culture of customer focus, safety, financial and operational accountability.Under Ford's leadership, SFMTA launched the first parking management system in the country that gives motorists real-time information about parking availability.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Nathaniel P. Ford made history when, as general manager and CEO of MARTA, the authority implemented the first 100 percent smart card conversion in the United States. Passenger fare smart cards have subsequently been adopted by transit authorities from California to Florida.At MARTA, the 9th largest transit authority in the U.S., Ford was responsible for 4,200 employees, an operating and capital budget totaling $792.9 million. He was also responsible for the Authority's multi-modal operations that included more than 680 buses and 120 bus routes covering 25 million miles and a rail system of 338 rail cars with 38 stations covering 48 miles of track and 23 million miles of rail service annually.During his tenure at MARTA, Ford also served as a Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President.

Oakland, California, Us

Nathaniel P. Ford joined the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) as an Assistant Chief Transportation Officer in 1992. During his tenure, he managed multi-shift rail operations of the Fremont-San Francisco line and stations. He managed 225 employees and an operating budget of $13 million.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

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