Brian A. Ford, Jr. enters his 17th year with the organization after joining the Buccaneers in 2006 and in his role, oversees all aspects of the organization's day-to-day business operations and community involvement. He works directly with team ownership to ensure that Buccaneers fans, season pass members and corporate sponsors receive a first- in-class experience. Under Ford's leadership, the Buccaneers have consistently earned top marks among NFL teams for customer service experience, ranking No. 1 in the league's annual Voice of the Fan report in nine of the past 11 seasons.
Prior to joining the Buccaneers, Ford was part of the team that opened Raymond James Stadium as the district manager with Fine Host Corporation in 1998. He remained in that capacity until 2006, when he began his career with the Buccaneers.
An active participant in and around the Tampa Bay area serving on the boards of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tampa Bay, American Cancer Society CEOs Against Cancer – Florida Chapter, National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Foundation, and the Dedman School of Hospitality Florida State University Director Council. In addition, he was also appointed as a member of the Board of Directors for the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games which was hosted in Orlando, Florida in June of 2022. Ford has also been a driving force and participant in the team's annual Cut for a Cure event supporting cancer research. The event has raised over $700,000 for the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation to date. Ford is also active at MacDill Air Force Base and is a member of the Honorary Commander 927th Air Refueling Wing, which allows businessmen and women from the local community an opportunity for an up close and personal experience of the policies, programs and overall mission capability of the United States Air Force. The native of Miramar, Florida, graduated from Florida State University in 1989 with a B.S. in business administration. In 2018, Ford was named the Alumnus of the Year from Florida State's Dedman School of Hospitality. He is an avid runner and triathlete and competes in numerous events each year, including a marathon each of the past 19 years as well as several 70.3 Half Ironman events over that same period.
He married his middle school sweetheart, Judy, in 1989 and the couple lives in Tampa and has two sons, Brian III and Brandon. Judy is also a graduate of Florida State University's College of Education. Both sons also graduated from and earned their master's degrees at FSU. Brandon will begin his third year of Law School this fall at Barry University.
