Jeremy Ford joined Southwestern University as a volunteer assistant volleyball coach in August of 2021. 

The Pirates finished with a 25-6 record in his first season, including 13-4 in conference play. The Pirates were runners-up in the SCAC Tournament and went 1-1 in the NCAA Division III Tournament. They were also consistently ranked in the Top 20 nationally. 

Before Southwestern, Ford has coached at the junior club level in Texas for eight years, leading teams that compete nationally in the USA Junior Volleyball open division.

As a student-athlete, Ford played four years on the Men’s Volleyball Club Team at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Jeremy was named team captain his Junior and Senior years and earned First Team All-Big Ten and First Team All-Conference Midwest Volleyball (MIVA) honors.

Ford holds a BS in electrical engineering from Purdue University and six US patents.

Jeremy has over 25 years of management and engineering experience in the technology industry, most recently serving as Vice President of Giving and Social Innovation at Dell Technologies. 

Ford, a native of Indiana, and his wife, Carlyn, reside in Round Rock with their two children, Alexis and Mason.