Bobby Ford is the Chief Information Security Officer(CISO) for Unilever, a global business with a simple but clear purpose, to make sustainable living commonplace.

Prior to joining Unilever, Bobby was the CISO for Abbott Labs, a global life sciences organization in Greater Chicagoland, Illinois.

With a diverse background in cybersecurity, Bobby has spent the bulk of his career in the Aerospace and Defense Industry. As a soldier in the US Army he was one of the charter information security analysts for the Pentagon Computer Incident Response Team (Pen-CIRT).

Bobby received his Bachelor of Arts degree from George Mason University, and a Certificate in Executive Leadership from the University Of Maryland Robert H. Smith School Of Business and from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He holds several cyber industry certifications to include the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and NSA Information Assessment Methodology.