Scott Ford is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Westrock Group, LLC, a private investment firm founded in 2009. Westrock Group operates Westrock Asset Management, LLC, an alternative asset management firm, and Westrock Coffee Company, LLC, a vertically-integrated coffee company.
Scott serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Westrock Asset Management and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Westrock Coffee Company. Prior to forming the Westrock family of companies, Mr. Ford served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alltel Corporation (a provider of wireless voice and data communications services) where he led the company through several major business transformations, culminating with the sale of the company to Verizon Wireless in 2009 for $29 billion.
He began his career with Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and then spent ten years working for the Stephens family where he worked closely with its renowned Chairman, Jackson T. Stephens.
Mr. Ford currently serves on the Board of Directors of AT&T Inc., Bear State Financial, Inc. and Agaciro Development Fund (the sovereign wealth fund for the Republic of Rwanda). Mr. Ford holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance from the University of Arkansas.
