GoodWorks International, LLC
(Washington, DC)
10 September 2007
SPONSOR WIRE
Washington, D.C. — Today GoodWorks International, LLC announced the appointment of Mr. Wallace Ford as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Ambassador Andrew Young, Chairman and Ambassador Carlton A. Masters, President and CEO of the Atlanta-based consulting firm, jointly made Mr. Ford's announcement.
"Wallace Ford comes to GoodWorks after a long and distinguished career in both the public and private sector," stated Ambassador Masters. "I have personally known him for over 15 years and he represents a first-class addition to the GoodWorks Team. He is honest, ethical, a hard worker and committed to development and progress in Africa and the Caribbean."
Prior to joining GoodWorks, Mr. Ford served as principal and founder of Fordworks Associates Inc., a management consulting and advisory firm based in New York. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard University's Law School, Mr. Ford has held numerous high-level positions in the legal profession, academic, state and local government and on Wall Street where he worked as an investment banker. In recent years, Mr. Ford worked as an attorney at the law firm of Kaye Scholer, specializing in international corporate law. He was also the New York City Commissioner of Ports and Trade as well as Commissioner of Business Services under former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the State of New York Mortgage Agency during the administration of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo.
Commenting on Mr. Ford's appointment, Ambassador Young said, "The addition of Wallace Ford uniquely positions the firm for even greater growth, development and impact on African and Caribbean development for the next 10-20 years. His management skills and international experience are second to none and I am looking forward to working with him moving forward."
During his career as an attorney and international business consultant, Mr. Ford provided strategic advisory counsel to clients in the United States, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. His clients included the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Irish Stock Exchange, the Republic of Haiti, Bloomberg, LLP, the Nigerian Investment and Securities Tribunal, the National Investment Bank of Jamaica. He also provided international representations to numerous U.S. based companies, including Bloomberg, LLP, Playboy Entertainment and Clorox.
Mr. Ford is a member of the faculty of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, where he has taught public and economic policy management in emerging market economies. He has also taught courses at the Metropolitan College of New York, Pace University and the Medgar Evers College at the City University of New York.
In addition to serving on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University and United Way International, Mr. Ford has written for numerous publications periodicals and lectured extensively throughout the United States and abroad. He is the author of two novels, "The Pride" and "What You Sow," published respectively in 2005 and 2006.
In commenting on his new responsibilities, Mr. Ford stated: "Like all Americans, I have followed the long and distinguished career of Ambassador Andrew Young from his days as an aide to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All Americans are indebted to Ambassador Young for his numerous contributions to society and I am pleased and honored to have the opportunity to work with him, Ambassador Carlton Masters and the entire GoodWorks Team in fostering economic development and improving the quality of life in our targeted global markets."
Founded in 1996, GoodWorks International fosters long-term economic development in Africa and the Caribbean by creating successful business alliances in those emerging markets. In addition to Atlanta, the firm has offices in Washington, D.C. and New York, NY and in six African countries: Nigeria, Rwanda, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Tanzania and Ghana. An office was also recently opened in Seoul, Korea.
Contact:
Austin R. Cooper, Jr.
Work: (202) 736-2176
Fax: 202) 736-2213
Mobile: (917) 279-8099
Email: acooper@goodworksintl.com
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