Jon Ford

Jon Ford is Director, Communications. Immersed since 2003 in Arizona’s health care landscape on issues ranging from national health policy to local community gardens, he applies nearly 25 years’ experience in public and private sector communications to the domains of community health and health care. In addition to developing and maintaining and evolving all of SLHI’s communications properties and vehicles, he has helped to develop and produce nearly 50 health-related publications and reports while at SLHI and regularly engages with numerous Arizona coalitions and groups to understand, frame and guide decision-making context for a broad variety of community health and health care challenges and opportunities.

Prior to joining SLHI, Jon spent nearly two decades working with a portfolio of some of the country’s largest brands – including pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical device makers, insurance providers and hospital networks. His toolkit includes extensive work in marketing, communications, promotions, branding, public relations and constituent relationship building disciplines.

Jon holds a Masters of Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He also holds BA in English Literature from The University of Michigan.