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Chris Ford

Chicago

Summary

Award-winning enterprise sales professional with nearly seven years of experience exceeding quota, closing enterprise-wide agreements, and guiding law firms through complex technology evaluation and adoption initiatives.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Account Executive

Bloomberg Law
01.2022 - Current
  • Sell enterprise legal technology solutions to Am Law 200 and NLJ 500 firms.
  • Lead executive-level conversations with Managing Partners, CIOs, Innovation Leaders, Practice Group Chairs, and Knowledge Management leaders to drive firm-wide technology adoption.
  • 2026: Currently already at 129% of total H1 quota.
  • 2025: 103% quota attainment; 2024: 111% quota attainment; 2023: 91% quota attainment; 2022: 141% quota attainment.

Mid-Market Account Executive

Bloomberg Law
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Earned #1 Sales Rep of the Year in 2021 by hitting 271% of annual quota.
  • Achieved 102% of annual quota in first year of role during coronavirus pandemic.
  • Closed multiple enterprise-wide agreements with leading law firms by navigating complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.

Sales Development Representative

Bloomberg Law
06.2019 - 12.2019
  • Ranked #1 out of 25 Sales Development Representatives for total meetings scheduled.
  • Ranked #1 out of 25 Sales Development Representatives for opportunity value generated.
  • Achieved 195% of weekly activity quota and generated more than 2x team average performance.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Professional Sales & Business Analytics

Indiana University, Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
05-2019

Skills

  • Client relationship management
  • Relationship building with attorneys
  • Team collaboration
  • Sales quota achievement
  • Law firm change management navigation
  • Simplification of complex topics

Proficiencies

  • Salesforce
  • Gong
  • Leopard Solutions
  • Microsoft Office

Timeline

Senior Account Executive

Bloomberg Law
01.2022 - Current

Mid-Market Account Executive

Bloomberg Law
01.2020 - 12.2021

Sales Development Representative

Bloomberg Law
06.2019 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Science - Professional Sales & Business Analytics

Indiana University, Bloomington
Chris Ford