Kester Ford

Kester Ford has extensive work experience in various roles within the marketing and data analysis field. Kester started their career at Cision US. Inc as the Director of International Research from 2005 to 2007. Kester then moved to Cision Global Solutions as an Analysis Manager from 2007 to 2009. At Cision, they also worked as a Consultant Analyst from 2009 to 2010, and later as a Product Manager from 2010 to 2012. From 2012 to 2015, Kester held the position of Head of Product & Marketing at Cision.

In 2015, Kester joined DataSift as the Director of Product Marketing, where they served until 2016. Kester then transitioned to Alva, starting as a Practice Lead in Financial Services from 2016 to 2017. Following that, they were promoted to Head of Insight from 2017 to 2019, and then to Head of Operations from 2019 to 2021. Currently, Kester holds the position of Product Director at Alva, starting from January 2021.

Kester Ford earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from The University of Manchester, where they studied from 1995 to 1999. In addition to their degree, they obtained a certification in CIPP/E (Certified International Privacy Professional / Europe) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals in April 2015.