Ross is a Senior Manager in the Strategy organization with Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), supporting its Strike, Surveillance & Mobility and Commercial Derivative Aircraft divisions. In this position, Ross is responsible for leading and developing global growth strategies, conducting strategic planning, market analysis, capability assessments, and cultivating merger & acquisition candidates. Prior to his role in Strategy, Ross was a Senior Project Manager in the International Strategic Partnerships organization. In this position, Ross was responsible for developing and executing partnership strategies with members of industry and government to drive growth and productivity of Boeing's international presence across the Middle East.Earlier, Ross was a Senior Analyst in the BDS Strategy organization where he led projects that expanded and re-positioned BDS's international defense portfolio. Ross has also worked in Supply Chain Strategy & Intelligence where he served as focal for developing global sourcing strategies and market and capability assessments for BDS’s Supplier Management organization, which manages the annual purchase of $15 billion in products and services.Since joining Boeing in 2004 as a Software Engineer, modeling complex aircraft avionics, Ross has distinguished himself in progressively more responsible roles in Engineering, Supplier Management, International Partnerships, and Strategy in St. Louis. Ross holds degrees in Computer Engineering from Purdue University and a MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.