Mark Ford
Writer | Publishing Executive | English Advisory Board Member
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Agora Publishing (Former)
English
Boca Raton Campus
Mark Ford
After getting his M.A. at the University of Michigan, Mark Ford spent two years in Africa, teaching and writing, before returning to Washington, DC, for a writer/editor position at a boutique publishing house. Ford later moved to Florida to become the Editorial Director of a business-oriented newsletter publisher. After retiring (for the first time), Ford joined Agora Publishing as Chief Growth Strategist, overseeing readership growth from 100,000 to 3 million and revenue growth from $8 million to over $1 billion. In 2000, Ford focused on writing for Agora and for John Wiley & Sons. Several of Ford's books have been New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers.