Nick Ford

Nick Ford is the Director of Communications and Strategy at Beverage Container Management Board (BCMB), Alberta’s beverage container recycling system regulator. As a member of BCMB’s senior management team since late 2024, he leads the organization’s strategy and oversees its communications, public education, and reporting functions.

Nick is building a reputation for translating complex ideas into clear, actionable insights that help organizations make confident, informed decisions. Drawing on a diverse career spanning banking, economics, institutional investing, entrepreneurship, and regulation, he combines analytical rigour with strategic communication to help organizations cut through complexity to communicate publicly and make informed decisions. As co-founder of Edmonton’s first commercial cidery, he also brings firsthand experience building and growing a business in a regulated environment.

Today, he applies a blend of analytical, strategic, and entrepreneurial experience to help shape the future of Alberta’s beverage container recycling system in a way that supports both environmental and economic outcomes.