Monte E. Ford

Monte Ford is currently the Principal Partner at the CIO Strategy Exchange, an organization of the top 50 sitting Chief Information Officers in business. From February 2012 until September 2013, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Aptean Software Corporation, a provider of enterprise application software.

Prior to joining Aptean, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of American Airlines, Inc. from December 2000 through December 2011.

Monte currently sits on the board of directors of Akamai Technologies, Inc., a leading internet network and security company where he serves on the Talent, Leadership and Compensation Committee and the Environmental, Sustainability and Governance Committee; JetBlue Airways, a major American passenger airline, where he serves on the Audit Committee; and Iron Mountain Incorporated, a storage and information management company where he serves on the Compensation Committee, the Technology Committee and the Risk and Safety Committee. Monte previously served on the Board from September 2015 to April 2021.