Presently, John T. Lawler holds the position of Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Ford Motor Co. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Research & Engineering (Nanjing) Co. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Ford Motor Co.).

He is also on the board of Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC and Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ltd.

In his past career he held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Ford Motor (China) Co., Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC.

He received an undergraduate degree from Knox College and a graduate degree from the University of Iowa.