Erica J. Ford

Principal, EY US Government and Public Sector People Advisory Services Leader

Focused on public sector confidence and resilience. Workforce transformation advisor. Designs human, creative organizational solutions. Swimmer and yoga teacher. Enjoys spending time with her family.

Erica drives the growth and visibility of PAS capabilities. As the GPS Lead, she helps government clients leverage technology and innovation for future workforce planning, workplace strategies, learning transformation and dynamic experiences.

She is experienced in human capital strategy, designing and implementing large organizational transformations for federal, state and local governments. 

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Government Modernization

We provide technology-enabled solutions to help you transform at the federal, state and local levels.

08 Jan 2025 Alex Gurney +1

How reimagining the US submarine industrial base elevates new careers

Purpose, upskilling and coordination are key to the solution to reimagining the submarine industrial base workforce.

26 Sep 2024 Erica Ford +1

Why union leadership is key to achieving organizational transformation

Unions can be a major enabling factor within a transformation if their influence is leveraged effectively to increase change readiness and adoption.

01 Dec 2023 Brian Woods +1

How civil service transformation benefits public employees

Having a civil service that is highly motivated and empowered is more important than ever. Learn more.

27 Apr 2023 Erica Ford

Government talent sourcing strategy and transforming workforces

A recent workforce transformation roundtable focused on recruitment and talent sourcing strategy, strategic workforce planning and employee upskilling.

25 Apr 2023 Michael Boedewig +1

Boldly reinventing the public sector workforce

Accelerating digital government through empathetic human-centered transformation. Read more about boldly reinventing the public sector workforce.

03 Apr 2023 Erica Ford

Three reasons why government is a front runner in reimagining the future workplace

Federal leaders reflect on how the workplace is evolving, how to harness innovation through technology, and finding new ways to attract and retain talent.

20 May 2022 Erica Ford +1

How to engage neurodivergent talent in the government workforce

How federal, state and local government agencies find new ways to leverage the power of neurodiverse teams.

11 Apr 2022 Erica Ford +1