Ken Washington

Dr. Washington, age 58, has served as chief technology officer (CTO) of Ford Motor Company since June 2017. In this role, he leads Ford’s worldwide research organization, and oversees the development and implementation of Ford’s technology strategy and plans. Prior to his role as CTO, Dr. Washington was appointed Ford’s vice president of Research and Advanced Engineering in August 2014.

Previously, Dr. Washington was vice president of the Advanced Technology Center at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. He also served as Lockheed Martin Corporation’s first chief privacy officer, a role in which he built the company’s privacy program. In addition, he was responsible for shaping the future of the Lockheed Martin’s information technology enterprise as vice president and chief technology officer of the internal IT organization. Before joining Lockheed Martin in February 2007, Dr. Washington was the chief information officer for Sandia National Laboratories, where he held a variety of technical, management and program leadership positions.

He has a bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degree in nuclear engineering from Texas A&M University and is a fellow of the MIT Seminar XXI program on International Relations.