Dan Ross

Facilitator at Telfer School of Management

Telfer School of Management

Dan Ross brings has over 40 years of experience as a military leader, senior public service officer and teacher.

He holds a BSc in mathematics from the University of Saskatchewan and is a graduate of the National Defence College, the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College and the Land Force Command and Staff College.

He commanded the 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and Land Force Western Area. In the rank of Colonel, he served three Chiefs of Defence Staff as Executive Assistant. In the rank of Brigadier-General, he served as the deputy Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister for three years. From 2002 to 2012 he served as an Assistant Deputy Minister with Public Works and Government Services Canada and National Defence, the last seven as Assistant Deputy Minister Materiel where he led eleven multi-billion-dollar defence programs through to Government Approval. In 2010, he was awarded the Head of the Public Service Award for Management Excellence.

He currently delivers a 20-day Certificate in Complex Project and Procurement Leadership at the Telfer School of Management of the University of Ottawa. He is also a visiting professor to the Masters of Business in Complex Project Leadership at Telfer.

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