Dr. Arlene J. Ford is the founder and CEO of the Equity Inquiry Project
Inc. (EquIP), through which she consults with organizations,
including educational institutions, nonprofits, corporations, and their
leaders. to build deep capacity around justice, equity, inclusion and
managing organizational change. Dr. Ford obtained a Ph. D from
University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Master’s degree
from Teacher’s College at Columbia University, both Sociology based focused on social relations among people. She also has a law degree from Harvard Law School and previously had a successful
career as a corporate attorney at a major New York City law firm. 
 
Dr. Ford is a trustee of the Dallas Museum of Art, serves on the
Museum’s Executive Committee and chairs its Learning and
Engagement Committee. ​She serves on the national board of LIFT, a national nonprofit organization aimed at racial equity and economic stability, where she is Vice Chair and Secretary. She is a founding member of the Village Giving Circle at the Communities Foundation of Texas.

 

She enjoys reading, is an aspiring writer, and loves mentoring and beingmentored by young women and men of color as they seek to achievetheir dreams. Born on the Caribbean Island of Jamaica, she loves spending time there and traveling anywhere else that is interesting with her husband, three adulting children, and friends from around  the country.