Todd Ford is a Senior Manager in the Advisory Services practice of Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Ford advises US Federal Government clients on strategies to improve financial, accounting, cost management and audit readiness capabilities.

• As the first CFO, consolidated financial management functions for 24 separate but regionally categorized organizations and $3B of annual resources into a single, well organized financial strategy recognized by the Marine Corps as a ‘best practice’ within two years of implementation • Improved financial planning and reporting resulting in a 50% increase in resources across 21 categories • Conducted financial analysis of $2.2B of annual authority for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014 resulting in over $900M of increased resources in both years • Optimized $800M of labor spending within 29 categories and across 25 organizations resulting in planned labor reductions of 7.9% over five years • Developed the organization’s first policy on audit and internal controls, directly linking internal control assessments with operational requirements and audit response to include application of FIAR, FFMIA, OMB A-123 and GAGAS

• Commanding Officer for 1,400 military and civilian employees; directly supervised a police department of 51 employees, a support staff of 20 employees, and an annual budget of $2 million• Facilitated the initial operating capability for the newly opened Support Facility; supervised the movement of over 1,400 personnel, supplies and equipment from the original location • Planned and supervised the stand up the police force, including physical security, equipment, personnel, training and law enforcement policies • Oversaw implementation of legal agreements with State of Louisiana, City of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish governing law enforcement jurisdiction, fire and emergency response • Analyzed the command’s economic impact in the State of LA, coordinated directly with the State Economic Development Council to assist in economic development objectives focused on the military • Led planning teams responsible for relocating the organization in case of destructive weather, including transportation, lodging, security, accountability and logistical support

• Supervised and directed all financial management functions of four major subordinate organizations comprised of 50,000 people with an annual operating budget of $320M • Established resource risk assessment to advise senior leaders of operating risks and opportunities; assessment improved internal controls, auditability and improved financial performance by 8% • Led a team of 15 employees that provided financial management support to more than two-dozen reporting departments.

• Led a Directorate of nine managers and 200 personnel in planning and executing the deployment of 3,000 Marines from North Carolina to Iraq in support of over 20,000 multinational customers• Led organizational planning efforts to remove all Marine Corps equipment and personnel from the Al Anbar province - over 12,000 containers and millions of items across nine supply categories• Initiated and maintained superb professional relationships with a broad customer base and ensured all were provided with precise and responsive logistics• Established the organizational headquarters to Iraq and ensured all logistical support requirements and communications were operational to enable the CEO to make mission critical informed decisions

• Developed financial management policies, coordinated and tracked expenditures, evaluated internal controls, and managed an annual budget of over $220M across 130 accounts and 37 business functions• Led a team of 40 employees that provided financial management support to more than two-dozen reporting departments • Optimized staff organization to more effectively operate two distinct budgets; reorganized staff improved performance in all financial categories

• Provided digital records management and customer services to 250,000 active and reserve Marines and for 70+ annual selection boards • Supervised the migration of 1TB of data from an Informix DB to Oracle DB with no loss of data; migration improved database reliability, application stability and reduced annual maintenance cost • Redesigned and implemented all facets of the Marine Corps’ only promotion IT application; project completed in 7 months and reduced board processing time by 10%• Eliminated a 40 year backlog by optimizing digital production processes; project completed 4 months ahead of schedule, improved record accuracy and increased production by 58%• Conceived, designed and implemented on-line records access; project reduced operating costs and improved customer service via direct records access • Devised, designed and implemented process to reduce scanning requirements by eliminating redundant document processing; saved 6.5 man-years, 1M pieces of paper and $500K annually

Completed a Masters of Science Degree in Information Technology Management with a GPA of 3.94

• Deputy Chief Financial Officer, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan • Chief Executive Officer (Commanding Officer), Headquarters and Support Company, Headquarters and Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Okinawa, Japan• Student, Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, VA• Financial Management Officer, Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity, Quantico, VA• Financial Management Officer, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Lejeune, NC • Financial Management Officer, 2nd Force Service Support Group, Camp Lejeune, NC