Rob Ford, born in the UK in 1969, founded the Favourite Website Awards (FWA) in 2000, a recognition program for cutting-edge web design.
He is a pioneer of Internet awards and has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Guardian and various web-related magazines. He has judged many industry award shows, contributes regularly to web design sites and magazines, and wrote a regular column in Adobe's flagship newsletter for seven years.
He is also a champion of mental health awareness in the digital industry.