William Clay Ford

What strikes me about Bill Ford is the weight he chose not to drop. Being Henry Ford's great-grandson could have been a comfortable inheritance, but he stepped into the chairmanship and steered a colossus through the upheaval toward electric vehicles. The detail I keep returning to is his taekwondo background. An executive who quietly drills discipline on the mat tells you something about how he leads. I admire people who carry a famous name without hiding behind it, and Ford has shouldered Detroit's pride with a steadiness that feels genuinely earned rather than simply given.

Name (English)

William Clay Ford

Name (Japanese)

ウィリアム・クレイ・フォード・ジュニア

Reading

うぃりあむ・くれい・ふぉーど・じゅにあ

Born

May 3, 1957 (age 69)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Origin

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Occupation

entrepreneur / taekwondo athlete / business executive

University

Princeton University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William%20Clay%20Ford%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q321698

Tags

• Michigan
• entrepreneur
• taekwondo athlete
• business executive

Last updated

2026-06-17

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