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Business Wire
09-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
OpenTeams Appoints Lt. Gen (Ret) Ross Coffman to Board of Directors
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- OpenTeams, a leader in open source AI products, systems, and solutions, today announced that it appointed Ross Coffman, retired Army Lieutenant General and the former Deputy Commander of United States Army Futures Command, to its Board of Directors. 'General Coffman's leadership at Army Futures Command advanced technology into the military faster than ever before. He values giving our warfighters AI for an unfair advantage in the fight and shares our commitment to sovereign AI that empowers humanity. His experience is vital to OpenTeams' efforts as we further partner with the Department of Defense and other government agencies to implement AI in a way that effectively meets the mission critical work they do while remaining ethical and transparent,' said Joe Merrill, OpenTeams Chairman and CEO. 'Moreover, his commitment to integrity and high standards will benefit all our customers, employees, and shareholders.' 'Sovereign data and the sovereign AI built upon it, are strategic imperatives for our national defense,' said General Coffman. 'OpenTeams' commitment to transparent, open-source AI ensures that our military and government agencies can deploy cutting-edge systems they fully own, understand, and trust. This isn't just about technology—it's about preserving our values and securing our future. I'm honored to join a board that shares this vision and is leading the charge to build the AI infrastructure America needs.' General Coffman served in the United States Army for over 35 years as an armor officer and retired as the Deputy Commander of United States Army's Futures Command in Austin, Texas. Following his miliary service, General Coffman founded Coffman and Associates LLC, a consulting and advisory firm specializing in strategic and operational planning. General Coffman holds a bachelor's degree from Centre College, a master's degree in business administration from Embry Riddle University, and a National Security Fellowship with Harvard's Kennedy School. About OpenTeams OpenTeams helps enterprises and governments build and deploy secure, transparent, and customizable AI systems powered by open source. Founded by open source advocate and NumPy creator Travis Oliphant, OpenTeams offers scalable AI solutions designed to protect proprietary data and accelerate innovation. Learn more at
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenTeams Appoints Lt. Gen (Ret) Ross Coffman to Board of Directors
Strategic addition furthers OpenTeams' commitment to promoting transparent and sovereign AI in the government and defense sectors AUSTIN, Texas, June 09, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OpenTeams, a leader in open source AI products, systems, and solutions, today announced that it appointed Ross Coffman, retired Army Lieutenant General and the former Deputy Commander of United States Army Futures Command, to its Board of Directors. "General Coffman's leadership at Army Futures Command advanced technology into the military faster than ever before. He values giving our warfighters AI for an unfair advantage in the fight and shares our commitment to sovereign AI that empowers humanity. His experience is vital to OpenTeams' efforts as we further partner with the Department of Defense and other government agencies to implement AI in a way that effectively meets the mission critical work they do while remaining ethical and transparent," said Joe Merrill, OpenTeams Chairman and CEO. "Moreover, his commitment to integrity and high standards will benefit all our customers, employees, and shareholders." "Sovereign data and the sovereign AI built upon it, are strategic imperatives for our national defense," said General Coffman. "OpenTeams' commitment to transparent, open-source AI ensures that our military and government agencies can deploy cutting-edge systems they fully own, understand, and trust. This isn't just about technology—it's about preserving our values and securing our future. I'm honored to join a board that shares this vision and is leading the charge to build the AI infrastructure America needs." General Coffman served in the United States Army for over 35 years as an armor officer and retired as the Deputy Commander of United States Army's Futures Command in Austin, Texas. Following his miliary service, General Coffman founded Coffman and Associates LLC, a consulting and advisory firm specializing in strategic and operational planning. General Coffman holds a bachelor's degree from Centre College, a master's degree in business administration from Embry Riddle University, and a National Security Fellowship with Harvard's Kennedy School. About OpenTeams OpenTeams helps enterprises and governments build and deploy secure, transparent, and customizable AI systems powered by open source. Founded by open source advocate and NumPy creator Travis Oliphant, OpenTeams offers scalable AI solutions designed to protect proprietary data and accelerate innovation. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Media Profile Advisorsopenteams@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
28-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
OpenTeams Proudly Partners with the Open-Source AI Foundation (O-SAIF) to Promote Safety and Transparency of AI in U.S. Government
WASHINGTON, February 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OpenTeams, an industry leader in tailored, open source AI that protects proprietary data while being flexible, transparent and ethical, is proud to announce its partnership and support of the Open-Source AI Foundation (O-SAIF), a newly-formed advocacy group committed to transparency and accountability in AI systems used by civilian government agencies. O-SAIF aims to educate lawmakers, policymakers and citizens on the risks of using closed-source AI within civilian government agencies. O-SAIF announced last week the launch of its $10 million advertising campaign to inform the public on the dangers of black-box AI. OpenTeams Founder and President, Travis Oliphant, was present at the event. "The possibilities of what we can do with open source programs are endless, and its inherent transparency and auditability are a stark contrast to the black-box AI models currently in use by many major government organizations," said Oliphant. "The future of AI in the US government – and all public sector entities – can and will be rooted in open source." "The future of global conflict is digital, and the greatest threat is no longer combat – it's governmental reliance on black-box AI systems they don't control. Giving commercial AI unprecedented access to sensitive government data, without any oversight as to how it is engineered, creates new risks including cyber warfare, misinformation and strategic destabilization," said Joe Merrill, CEO of OpenTeams. "In the world of AI and large language models, transparency through open source is the only way to protect against bad actors, bias, data exploitation and national security threats. There is absolutely no place for black-box AI in the government." "It's an honor to have OpenTeams joining our coalition of partners working to ensure ethical AI standards for government technology - and such an impactful opportunity for us to have an industry leader like Travis Oliphant joining our board!" said Brittany Kaiser, O-SAIF Chair. OpenTeams, founded by open source pioneer Travis Oliphant, who currently serves as its President, works to bring ethical, transparent and fully customizable AI solutions to companies across the public and private sector. Travis is also the Founder of Quansight and Anaconda, and Creator of NumPy and SciPy. About OpenTeams OpenTeams brings tailored, open source AI to companies in a way that protects their proprietary data while being flexible, transparent and ethical. In partnership with Quansight, the industry-leading open source data, science and engineering firm, we aim to solve the unique, big problems that companies of all sizes and sectors face and eliminate the need for black-box AI. OpenTeams was founded by Travis Oliphant, the open source pioneer and advocate who also founded Quansight and Anaconda, as well as the creator of NumPy and SciPy. We're proud to work with changemakers and visionaries across tech, finance, government and science, including Meta, Google, Amazon, TDK, and numerous government agencies. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Media Contact Profile Advisors(347) 343-2999openteams@ Sign in to access your portfolio
