Awards & Recognition
★Recognition by Axios as one of three CEOs who 'broke through' with authentic employee/customer engagement
★Shorty Awards recognition for Ford's social media campaign 'On the Road with Jim Farley'
★Automotive Hall of Fame inductee for leadership in automotive industry transformation
Notable Facts
→CEO of Ford Motor Company since October 2020, leading a 120-year-old Fortune 500 company
→Previously held senior roles at Toyota/Lexus before joining Ford in 2007
→Board member of Harley-Davidson and recently elected to McDonald's board of directors
→Hosts popular 'DRIVE with Jim Farley' podcast featuring celebrity interviews
→Professional race car driver and lifelong 'car guy' who brings automotive passion to CEO role
→Grandfather worked at Henry Ford's River Rouge Plant in 1918, giving him Ford family connection
→Cousin of comedian Chris Farley and NHL analyst Tripp Tracy
→Led Ford's $50+ billion investment in electric vehicles including F-150 Lightning
→Total compensation of $27.5 million in 2025, one of highest-paid automotive CEOs