Ellen Hughes-Cromwick

Ellen Hughes-Cromwick oversees the corporate economics and strategic issues group at Ford Motor Company with responsibility for the company's global automotive industry analysis and forecasts used to support planning. The group's responsibilities also include economic policy analysis, exchange rate forecasts, and other factors important to the automotive and financial sectors.

Prior to joining Ford, Ellen's career included positions in banking and academia. She also served for two years as a staff economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Ellen received a master's degree in international development and Ph.D. in economics at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Ellen is currently serving a one-year term as president of the National Association for Business Economics. Ellen also serves as vice chair of the Board of Directors for the nonprofit organization called Operation ABLE that helps unemployed workers in Detroit obtain training and job placement assistance.