Managing Director

Michael Ford

Michael Ford is a Managing Director at CLYDE.

He has over 15 years of experience shaping reputations and advancing the policy goals of Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, national nonprofits, and issue-based coalitions—including AI Progress.

He brings a unique perspective rooted in hands-on experience on Capitol Hill, where he served in both the U.S. House and Senate for Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Rep. Kathy Hochul (NY-26, now Governor of New York), and Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-36).

With deep expertise at the intersection of emerging technologies, public policy, and rapid response, Michael has led high-impact campaigns that influence both policymaking and public perception.

Impact is making a big enough change that can alter the course of people’s lives and the course of how our government and country operate, always for the better. It’s about creating a legacy of positive change in all the work that we do.