Edsel Ford, II

Great-grandson of Henry Ford, son of Henry Ford II, and board member of Ford Motor Co. Developed an early interest in racing as a teenager during the Ford GT40 Le Mans program. Worked for Carroll Shelby in 1966, and was instrumental in Shelby’s involvement with Ford in the new GT project in 2003. Former head of Ford Australia and Ford Motor Credit. Owns Pentastar Aviation. During the past 10 years has revived Ford’s racing culture, including its planned return to Le Mans in 2015.