Director, Next Generation Combat Vehicle - Cross Functional Team (CFT), U.S. Army Futures Command
Upon graduating from Centre College and completing the University of Kentucky’s ROTC program, Ross Coffman was commissioned in to the Armor Corps.
His company grade years were spent with the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and the NTC Operations Group. Ross served as a field grade officer in the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S), the 1st Armored Division, the National Training Center, and twice with the 3rd Infantry Division.
Most recently, Ross served as the Deputy Commanding General for Maneuver in the 1st Infantry Division with duty in Eastern Europe. He currently serves at the Director of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team located at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Mich.
His civilian education includes a Bachelor degree from Centre College, an MBA from Embry Riddle University, and a Graduate Fellowship at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.