FBI Director
Mueller Names Joseph L. Ford to be Assistant Director, Finance Division
and Chief Financial Officer
Washington, DC – FBI
Director Robert S. Mueller, III, today announced the appointment
of Joseph L. Ford to be Assistant Director (AD) for the Bureau’s
Finance Division and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Ford has
served as Acting AD since April 2004.
As AD/CFO, Ford
oversees the FBI’s $4.6 billion budget and a range of financial
services including budget formulation and execution, accounting,
and property management. He is responsible for ensuring that resources
are allocated appropriately to areas of strategic importance, and
in accordance with congressional appropriations.
Director Mueller
said, “Through his work in the Finance Division, Joe has already
helped us navigate through a realignment of our priorities and a
period of substantial growth. I have tremendous confidence in his
abilities. He is taking the helm of the Finance Division at a time
when the pace of change will only accelerate, and he will play a
pivotal role in ensuring that resources are allocated according to
our priorities and in a manner that promotes efficiency and flexibility.”
After joining
the FBI as a Special Agent in 1981, Ford investigated white collar
crimes in San Antonio and public corruption and government program
frauds in Philadelphia. In the 1990s, he managed a number of high-profile
health fraud investigations, first as head of the health care fraud
program at Headquarters, and later in the Tampa, Florida, field office.
These included the national “GOLDPILL” investigation,
and investigations into National Medical Enterprises and Columbia/HCA
Healthcare.
In 2000, Ford
returned to Headquarters to head the Economic Crimes Unit where he
oversaw the FBI’s major investigative efforts related to securities
and commodities fraud, insurance, telemarketing, and bankruptcy frauds.
Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, he played an instrumental
role in the development of financial evidence related to international
terrorism. In Early 2002, Ford was named Inspector in Charge of the
Enron investigation. He joined the Finance Division as Deputy Assistant
Director and Deputy Chief Financial Officer in May 2003.
Ford holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University
of Baltimore.