David Ford

David Ford is a strategic communications leader who has leveraged the power of storytelling and creativity to drive cultural impact throughout his career. He currently serves as Ogilvy’s Global Chief Communications Officer.

As Ogilvy’s chief brand champion, David manages the reputation of one of the world’s most recognized and award-winning creative companies. His responsibilities include driving all global external and internal communications, evangelizing the strength of the company’s global creative network which spans 131 offices in 93 countries, and promoting the company's offering to clients across Advertising, PR, Consulting, Experience, and Health. Since joining Ogilvy in 2019, he has helped bolster the creative network’s standing with Campaign magazine naming Ogilvy its 2022 Global Network of the Year.

David has extensive experience leading communications teams spanning the advertising and media industries. Prior to joining Ogilvy in 2019, David worked for first-class organizations including ABC News, where he drove media relations strategy and served as a spokesman for several anchors and broadcasts including ‘World News with Diane Sawyer’ as well as the news division’s breaking news, political, international, and investigative units. In 2013 he oversaw communications strategy for the launch of Fusion TV, a cable network formed as a joint venture of Disney/ABC and Univision; he added oversight of the network’s marketing efforts in 2015. David later played a critical role as Fusion grew from a Miami-based cable network to a national media company through the acquisitions of recognizable digital brands such as Gizmodo, Jezebel, Deadspin, and The Onion. Earlier in his career, David was a publicist at The Karpel Group, the entertainment industry's gold standard for LGBTQ market outreach, and worked in Corporate Marketing at Wenner Media, which previously published Rolling Stone, Us Weekly, and Men’s Journal.

David is currently the co-chair of the 4A’s Agency Communications Committee and served on the 2021 Public Relations Jury for The One Show. He has a B.A. in Music Industry from the SUNY College at Oneonta and currently lives in New York with his partner and their golden retriever Maddie.