Bobby Ford

Bobby Ford is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with extensive experience in leadership roles across prominent organizations. Currently serving as Senior Vice President and Global Chief Security Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise since March 2021, Bobby previously held significant positions including Vice President and Global CISO at Unilever, and CISO/DVP of Cybersecurity and Risk Management at Abbott. Bobby's career highlights include strategic IT security management at EXELIS INC, where substantial improvements in cyber incident response and cultural IT security awareness were achieved. Bobby's educational credentials include executive leadership programs from The Wharton School and the University of Maryland, as well as a Bachelor's degree from George Mason University.