TechColumbus announced Tuesday that Ted Ford, president and CEO, is leaving the organization at the end of the calendar year after six years as its leader. The TechColumbus board of directors has launched a search to select a successor.

“The last six years have been challenging and exciting,” said Ford. “We’ve made tremendous progress, both as an organization and as a region. I think it’s time to pass the baton to the next leader and to look for ways I can help advance other initiatives that accelerate our region’s growth.”