Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. is Chief Executive Officer of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and past Chair of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). His distinguished career spans more than three decades, including tenures as CEO of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.

Ford is a champion of multimodal transportation, walkable neighborhoods, public-private partnerships and transit-oriented development; and known for industry-leading insights and thought leadership on international transportation issues from trade and study missions around the world.

Ford holds an Executive MBA from the Davis School of Business at Jacksonville University and a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in organizational leadership from Mercer University. He is a graduate of the Executive Development Consortium Program at Emory University, has completed executive training at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and recently became a published author.

Inspirational Quote: “The work Goodwill does is not a sprint, but a marathon. I applaud and commend all those who have and those who continue to serve the millions of people who have benefited from Goodwill’s services. The value of nonprofits like Goodwill has never been more evident in my opinion. The work Goodwill continues to perform makes a true difference in the communities it serves, both in Jacksonville and across the nation. I wish 80th more years of hard work and success for Goodwill as it continues to facilitate prosperity and joy for families and individuals alike.”