Roberts & Ryan Inc., America’s first Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Broker Dealer, is pleased to announce that Rear Admiral Matthew Ott (Ret.) has joined the firm’s Advisory Board.

Mr. Ott is the founder and CEO of Ott and Associates and the firm On Target Together. He is a retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, where he served on amphibious assault ships, destroyers, and aircraft carriers and served across all levels of tactical, operational, and strategic warfare. Accomplished in command overseas and in the U.S., his service ranged from Secretary of Defense Staff, Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, and culminated in his third return to NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, leading 2,500 team members across three sites, providing global supply chain management functions for 3,900+ aircraft and 300 ships, submarines, and nuclear reactors for the Navy, Marine Corps, and 80 global partners.
A decorated 32-year career officer, Ott is a recognized authority on Supply Chain Management, Complex Systems Architecture, bridging Industry and Government, executing Humanitarian and Disaster Response, and creating tough, winning teams.
Ott is best known for enhancing the Navy Sustainment System Supply Architecture as its key material director in the 41B strategic scale design of Navy-wide supply chains to run more effectively and affordably. The complex launches covered aviation, maritime, shipyard, maintenance repair and overhaul, nuclear, ordnance and subsistence markets. A Human Centered Design expert, he creates value using real-time visualization and horizontally integrates complex systems. His leadership, coaching, process discipline and refinement allow stakeholders to win in high stakes environments. His teams are creative, action-oriented, accountable, and focused on leveraging untapped potential to unlock value.
Ott received a B.A. in Economics and Business from the Virginia Military Institute. He holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with concentrations in Supply Chain Management and E-business and Digital Commerce. He is a distinguished graduate of the National Defense University’s Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), where he earned an M.S. in National Security and Resource Strategy.
Ott is also Vice President, Partnerships and Alliances for Throughline, an Enterprise Strategy and Design firm where he will continue to bring his military ethos to the commercial world. He speaks about lessons learned, applicability of cross-functional approaches, and applies frameworks to complex problems in the defense, commercial, start-up, small business, and NGO spaces. He is available to serve C-Suite advisory level and teams to be On Target Together.
For more on his U.S. Navy Background, please visit the U.S. Navy Website.
Roberts & Ryan, Inc. is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned (SDVO) broker-dealer with execution capabilities in the capital markets, equities, and fixed-income trading. The firm was founded in 1987 by a United States Marine Corps Vietnam combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient.
With over $2.38 million in committed donations, Roberts & Ryan is active in donating to charitable foundations that make significant positive impacts in the lives of Veterans and their families, focusing primarily on general wellness, mental health, and career transition. To learn more about Roberts & Ryan, please visit www.roberts-ryan.com.
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