David B. Ford

David B. Ford "of New York, New York, is a retired partner of Goldman Sachs. He serves on the board of overseers of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a board member of the National Audubon Society, the Academy of Natural Sciences, New School University’s Parsons School of Design and Florida State University. David has an extensive array of entrepreneurial activities including investments in a film production company, restaurants & nightclubs, an art trading business, and is the largest private investor in the country of Gambia with holdings in a significant cattle ranch and a water business. He recently purchased Miramar, a historic oceanfront mansion in Newport, RI and is undertaking a complete historically accurate restoration of the property. He is an avid bridge player and international traveler."

• Trustee, Global Heritage Fund