Tony Ford is a technology and product leader with over two decades of experience in large scale internet applications and infrastructure. With a passion for leading and growing teams to build products that solve real problems for customers and users, Ford has carved out a niche as an expert in payments, fintech, card issuing, processing, payment cards, open source, and distributed computing.

Ford began his career in technology by tinkering around building websites and gamer tools to connect and play games. In 2003, he joined TeamXbox, a small startup that had the largest Xbox community and media website at the time. After TeamXbox was acquired by IGN Entertainment, where he spent the next ten years reinventing media as the VP of Engineering. There, he led the technology team to build out a modern, scalable, service-oriented platform where both users and the professional editorial team used the same set of publishing tools, and content is available across many different screens.

In 2013, he joined Marqeta, where he helped invent and build the world's first open API card-issuing platform. As the company's CTO and VP of Engineering, he led the team in creating a ground-breaking solution that transformed the industry.

With a degree in Computer Science from the University of Arizona, Ford has a wealth of experience in leadership, management, and software engineering. Outside his work as the Dad at Ford Family, Ford is a thought leader in the technology sector and has been associated with several organizations, including the CTO and VP Engineering at Marqeta, Director of Engineering, Senior Engineering Manager, Engineering Manager, and Lead Programmer at TeamXbox, and Web Developer at Freelance.

In summary, Tony Ford is a seasoned technology and product leader with a demonstrable track record of building and growing teams of software engineers to deliver innovative solutions for customers. His experience in payments, fintech, card issuing, processing, payment cards, open source, and distributed computing is an asset to any organization looking for a technical expert and thoughtful leader.