Jason Ford, CAP

Jason was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating high school he attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland where he studied Economics and was a varsity wrestler. Upon graduation he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. Jason served for 23 years as an infantry officer, deploying numerous times to Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Africa, Australia and South America. He also attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California where he received a Master’s degree in Operations Analysis (Research) and spent three years as an analyst with Operation Analysis Directorate under the Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration. Jason retired in Feb 2023 and currently works as a Senior Operations Researcher at JDSAT where he recently achieved his INFORMS CAP.