John H. Williford is President, Supply Chain Solutions for Ryder System, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 global transportation and supply chain management solutions company. A member of Ryder’s Executive Leadership Team, he is responsible for management, operations, sales and marketing, and the financial performance of Ryder’s Supply Chain Solutions and Dedicated Contract Carriage business segments.

Since joining Ryder in 2008, Mr. Williford has focused on accelerating and applying Ryder’s strengths to new areas that create value for customers, and developing new services that meet customers’ needs in today’s highly complex and challenging business environment. Williford was responsible for Ryder’s successful acquisition of Transpacific Container Terminal Ltd. (TCTL) and CRSA Logistics Ltd. (CRSA) in Canada, as well as CRSA Logistics operations in Hong Kong and Shanghai, China. This acquisition enhances Ryder’s Asia-related capabilities to strengthen the company’s role as a facilitator of Trans-Pacific commerce and production between companies and resources in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Asia.

Mr. Williford joined Ryder from Golden Gate Logistics LLC in Palo Alto, California, where he held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder. Before forming Golden Gate Logistics, Williford was the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Menlo Worldwide. Prior to founding Menlo, Mr. Williford served for close to a decade in various positions of increasing responsibility at Consolidated Freightways (the parent company of Menlo).

Williford earned an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Hamilton College in New York.