Lawrence Ford

Lawrence Ford is a Director of Worldwide Technical Operations at Sony Pictures Entertainment. He is responsible for overseeing Home Entertainment Title Management production for the distribution of DVDs, Blu-rays and streaming media services. 

Prior to joining Sony Pictures in 2011, Lawrence served at Deluxe Digital Studios for 10 years in various management roles in client services, production management and localization. While at Deluxe, he played key roles in establishing and maintaining high levels of client satisfaction while often initiating highly effective process improvement workflows. In addition, Lawrence launched a series of new technology projects for studio clients to include: Universal Home Entertainment, Disney, Paramount Pictures, HBO and Sony PlayStation. 

Originally born and raised in Virginia, Lawrence has resided in Los Angeles for the past two decades and has found the high degree of cultural diversity within Los Angeles and the surrounding communities to be exhilarating. When not attending entertainment industry related events, Lawrence enjoys learning and practicing Spanish, traveling abroad as often as possible to explore different cultures and 8 

supporting local community efforts through public service. Some of Lawrence’s previous volunteer efforts have supported organizations such as KJazz 88.1 FM, Operation Gratitude and various U.S. national political conventions. 

Lawrence holds an MBA Degree from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in American Government from the University of Virginia.