Ed Ward currently serves as an Independent Director at Hayward Holdings, Inc. since May 2022, where Ed is a member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. Prior to this role, Ed Ward held various senior leadership positions at Dell Technologies from March 2013 to July 2024, including President of the Client Product Group, overseeing the company's PC business and related strategies. Ed Ward's extensive career includes significant engineering and management roles at NCR Corporation, Motorola, and Graphics Communications America, with notable contributions to product development and engineering management. Ed Ward holds an Advanced Management Program degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from the University of Colorado Boulder.