William Clay Ford Jr.
BORN
1957, Detroit
EDUCATION
BA 1979, Princeton; MS in management 1984, MIT
FAMILY
Married to Princeton classmate Lisa Vanderzee. Two daughters, ages 13 and 11, and two sons, 7 and 3.
BEST THING ABOUT GROWING UP A FORD
In addition to the family's 40% stake in the auto company, his father owns the Detroit Lions. ''What cooler way to grow up for an American boy than to be around cars and football?''
WORST THING ABOUT BEING A GROWNUP FORD
''Whenever I'm at a party, people are always telling me either to get a new quarterback or make the Taurus backseat bigger.''
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION
His dad and two uncles hashed out business over the dinner table. The 13 cousins in Bill's generation meet just twice yearly.
FAMILY MISTAKES HE WILL TRY HARD TO AVOID
He won't be as eccentric as his great-grandfather, company founder Henry Ford, or as imperious as his uncle Henry Ford II.
WILL HIS CHILDREN RUN FORD SOMEDAY?
''I won't push them into it. My father didn't push me.''
WHAT KIND OF CAR HE DRIVES
A Ford concept vehicle known as the Rox. It's a bright yellow Ford Expedition with a pickup-truck bed.
HOBBIES
Fly-fishing, hockey, tennis, tae kwon do, coaching his kids' soccer, collecting Civil War documents.
RELATED ITEMS
 - COVER STORY: TAKING THE WHEEL AT FORD
- COVER IMAGE: Chairman Ford
- TABLE: The Ford Legacy
- PHOTO: Edsel and Eleanor Ford and Their Four Children
- PHOTO: Henry and Clara Ford, 1943
- CHART: Ford vs. GM: And the Winner Is...
- RESUME: William Clay Ford Jr.
- ONLINE ORIGINAL: INVESTING IN THE BIG THREE: DRIVE CAREFULLY
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