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Chris Ford

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CEO and Managing Partner at Electric Mind
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Chris Ford is the CEO and Managing Partner of Electric Mind, a business and technology consultancy focused on financial services. A graduate of the University of Waterloos engineering program, he has a deep-rooted history in building foundational banking technologies for major Canadian banks since the mid-1990s.

Chris champions a vibrant company culture, believing its important to have fun at work and foster an environment where people feel trusted and engaged. He is an active voice on technology policy, particularly how international talent mobility can benefit Canadas technology ecosystem, and he shares his insights on AI and innovation.

In the late 1990s, Chris helped build the very first telephone banking and call center infrastructure for RBC.

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Current Role
CEO and Managing Partner
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Financial Technology
His career is built on leading complex technology projects and advising financial institutions, from programming ATMs to designing modern online banking systems.
AI in Business
He discusses how AI is transforming the consulting industry and business operations, and his firm recently secured $100M to expand its AI consulting practice.
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Career

Work history

11-2022
CEO and Managing Partner
Electric Mind
11-2021 - 12-2022
Consultant
FIS
11-2021
Partner
Capco
1-2006 - 11-2021
CEO, Capco Canada
Capco
8-2006 - 3-2009
Delivery Manager
CIBC INTRIA Items Inc.
In the press

Media appearances

Engineering Success: Chris Ford's Vision for Electric Mind and the Future of Consulting. Featured in CanadiansME
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Education
1994 - 1999
Bachelor of Applied Science
University of Waterloo
1994 - 1999
B. A. Sc.
University of Waterloo (Engineering)
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