The Executive Forum is open to the public, as seating permits, and provides opportunities for the exchange of ideas and discussion of topics and issues facing business and management.

Rochelle has held various roles in her 25+ years at Ford Motor Company, most recently Director, Talent and Organizational Development and Chief of Staff, Talent.  In these roles, her team manages the US budget for Human Resources and works with the various HR Centers of Excellence and the HR Business Office on strategies and projects to implement process improvements and find efficiencies.  Before transitioning to HR, Rochelle spent the majority of her career in finance, primarily in compliance roles with the General Auditor’s Office, Corporate Staffs, and Purchasing organizations, as well as Treasury roles in Risk/Contract Review, Project Management, Global Banking, and Pension Asset Management.

Her love of volunteering, both within and outside of Ford, was instrumental in the ease of her career move from finance to HR. Throughout the years, she has devoted a great deal of her spare time within Ford to recruiting, Dealer Development, DEI, mentoring, and teaching.  In addition, she has held various leadership roles and participated in numerous local and global community service projects with her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.  She is the mom of a beautiful 11-year-old daughter, Joslyn.  In the remaining free time that she has, she loves to read and explore 80’s and 90’s rides / walks on her Peloton app.

Rochelle attained her MBA from Purdue University’s Business School in 1997 after earning her Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Prairie View A&M University, Benjamin Banneker Honors College, and her Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law.  During the second year of her MBA, Rochelle was the TA for the Executive Forum, making this a full-circle moment for her.

Ford is a Fortune 25 family company, one that spans the globe and has shared ideals.  We value service to each other and the world as much as to our customers.  Generations have made their memories with us and included us in their hopes and dreams.  After 117 years, we’re used to adapting to and leading change.  That’s why we’re evolving to focus on services, experiences, and software as well as vehicles.