 Dr. Ford has been a member of the Order of Saint John since 2007, and in September 2017 was promoted by Elizabeth II of England to the rank of Commander in that order.Ford worked at the law firm of Shea & Gardner in Washington, D.C. before serving as Assistant Counsel to the Intelligence Oversight Board in 1996.He then joined the staff of the U.S. Senate’s investigation into campaign finance abuses run by Senator Fred Thompson (R-Tennessee) in 1997.