As the director of the Mobility on Demand Alliance (MODA) for ITS America, Amy Ford leads the creation, strategic direction, and activities of MODA. MODA promotes an innovative, traveler-focused approach to transportation that leverages emerging mobility services, integrated transit networks and operations, real-time data, connected travelers, and cooperative intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Amy previously served as the chief of advanced mobility for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), directed the RoadX Program, and served as the chair for the State of Colorado’s Autonomous Mobility Task Force.
With more than 20 years of experience working in transportation, education, and city public affairs, Amy owned her own strategic communications firm before working for CDOT and has led various economic and community development efforts in the city and county of Denver. She received her Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado.