Our dear friend, colleague, and business partner, Ford, passed away on Monday, 4th September 2017, on Nantucket Island.

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In 1996, he co-founded Trinity, serving as Managing Director and Chairman, playing active role in the firm until his passing.

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Ford brought over 40 years' experience in banking, finance, and investments across the Middle East. He began his career with Chemical Bank of New York, where he worked from 1972 to 1979 in New York, Lebanon, the UAE, and Bahrain, serving as Vice President and Regional Manager for the Bahrain office. In 1979, he joined Saudi International Bank (a JP Morgan affiliate), spending 12 years as Head of the Middle East, Banking and Credit, and serving on the bank’s Managing Committee.

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In 1993, Ford joined MeesPierson Investment Finance Limited as Managing Director, where he placed investment products with European and Middle Eastern institutional and private investors.

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Beyond his career in finance, Ford served as United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 2007 to April 2009, spanning the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. From 2009 to 2013, he was Senior Advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), serving as Chairman of KKR Middle East and North Africa and CEO of KKR Saudi Ltd.

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Until his death, Ford was Senior Advisor for the Middle East with Bank of America Merrill Lynch and President of the Middle East Policy Council in Washington, D.C. He also served on the Board of Directors of Berger Group Holdings in Morristown, NJ, and  Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International College in Beirut.

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Ford graduated cum laude from Harvard University in 1971 with a BA.

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We miss him greatly.