Ford’s New CEO Already Has a Comeback Story: Saving Michigan Football

Jim Hackett is no stranger to turnarounds.

When the new CEO of Ford began his 16-month tenure as interim athletic director at the University of Michigan in 2014, the embattled program was in one of its most tumultuous periods in its history. With a controversial athletic director having just resigned, a losing football team and concerns rising over the safety of student athletes, Michigan athletics were at a tipping point.