John Ford

 

John A. Ford joined Walek & Associates in 2009, bringing his extensive and unique experience to the firm’s private equity and alternative asset management clients.  A Senior Vice President in the Corporate Communications and Public Relations group at Blackstone since 2000, John has been responsible for media relations, advertising, and internal and external corporate communications across all of the firm’s business groups.

 

Before joining Blackstone, John spent six years with J.P. Morgan, three of them in Brussels with Euroclear, and three in London as Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications for the bank’s European operations. His 25 years in financial and corporate communications have also included two years as director of marketing with an alternative asset group in Connecticut, two years as head of global media relations with an international rating agency in New York, and ten years running an international investor relations consultancy in Europe.

 

Email John Ford at jford@walek.com