Jason Ford
DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Jason brings more than 25 years of military experience in program and operations management with over 20 of those years in Special Operations as an Army Special Forces Green Beret. His career includes tours of duty with the 82nd Airborne Division, 7th Special Forces Group (A), and Special Operations Command North where he led the Special Operations Theatre Security Cooperation Program between the United States and Mexico. He has 1 combat tour to Iraq, 3 combat tours to Afghanistan and 8 operational deployments to the SOUTHCOM Area of Responsibility where he conducted Security Assistance and Foreign Internal Defense with foreign partners in the Spanish language. Jason’s brings with him from his military career a long history of leading highly specialized teams, building strong relationships with US and foreign partners, managing programs and budgets, and operationalizing strategic plans and visions.
After retirement from Military service in 2020 he began a career as a defense contractor with Vistra as the Site Lead/Senior Contract Program Manager at SOCSOUTH responsible for managing all full-time employees and overall execution of the contract including technical and quality control oversight. In his current role, Jason is a senior member of the federal team who manages current federal programs and government (DoD) contracts, proposal management and development, and capture management.
Jason holds a B.S. in Political Science from Troy University and a M.A. in Strategic Security Studies from National Defense University’s College of International Security Affairs.
