Nancy G. Ford

Nancy G. Ford (Menlo Park) joined KKR in 2017 and is Co-Head of KKR's Ascendant strategy and a member of the Americas Private Equity Consumer team. She is also a member of the Investment Committee and Portfolio Management Committee for the Ascendant strategy and a member of the Americas Inclusion & Diversity Council. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Wella Company and Upfield. She previously served on the boards of Gibson Brands, Coty, Inc., The Bountiful Company, Cardenas Markets, Channel Control Merchants and Heartland Dental. Prior to KKR, Ms. Ford worked at FFL Partners, where she was actively involved in many of the firm’s investments, with a particular focus on consumer products. Previously, Ms. Ford worked at Thomas H. Lee Partners and in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs. She holds a B.S. in Economics, summa cum laude, from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business.