Patrick Ford

Patrick Ford

Americas Cybersecurity VP and CISO

Schneider Electric

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Patrick Ford, with over 25 years in cybersecurity, has served as Americas Cybersecurity VP and CISO at Schneider Electric since 2015. He leads efforts to strengthen the company’s cyber resilience across the region, focusing on brand protection, ecosystem partnerships, and acquisitions. Before Schneider Electric, Patrick held senior security roles at Aetna and Pfizer, both Fortune 50 companies. Earlier in his career, he was a Supervisory Special Agent at the FBI, where he developed cyber investigative capabilities, created training programs, and was a founding member of IC3.gov and the Terrorism Screening Center.

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