Patrick Ford

With more than 25 years of experience in cybersecurity, Patrick Ford has been the Americas Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer since 2015. He is responsible for the cybersecurity posture of Schneider Electric within the Americas region ensuring and strengthening the cyber resilience of Schneider Electric, considering our Brand, our connections within the Cyber Ecosystems and Acquisitions. Prior to joining Schneider Electric, Patrick held leadership security positions at Aetna and Pfizer, both fortune fifty companies located in the United States. Early in his career, Patrick worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Supervisory Special Agent where he developed cyber investigative and response capabilities, designed cyber training programs for Field Agents and was a Founding member of the FBIs´ IC3.gov and Terrorism Screening Center.