Commanding Officer/Professor of Naval Science

NROTC Unit: Colorado                                                                                         

Colonel Matthew Zummo

Colonel Zummo is from Simsbury, Connecticut. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in December 1999 through the NROTC program at the University of Colorado.

Following The Basic School and Armored Officer Basic School, he was assigned to 2d Tank Battalion, 2d Marine Division in Camp Lejeune, NC. While there he served as a Tank Platoon Commander and Scout Platoon Commander and deployed to OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in 2003.

Colonel Zummo was then assigned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego where he served as a Series and Company Commander.

After attending the Expeditionary Warfare School in Quantico, VA, he returned to 2d Tank Battalion. During this tour he deployed in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM II twice while serving as a Police Transition Team Leader and Company Commander. Following the deployments he served as the Battalion Operations Officer.

In 2010, Colonel Zummo was then assigned to Marine Corps Recruiting Station Orange in Orange County, CA where he served as the Commanding Officer until 2013.

Following Marine Corps Command and Staff College, he returned to 2d Tank Battalion to serve as the Battalion Executive Officer. During this tour he also deployed in support of OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE and with the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit as their Theater Special Operations Command Liaison.

Colonel Zummo then reported to 7th Marine Regiment in 29 Palms, CA where he served as the Operations Officer until taking command of 1st Tank Battalion in January 2018.

In 2020, following his command tour, he was assigned to Special Operations Command in Tampa, FL where he served as the Strategy Division Chief, J-5.

In 2022, Colonel Zummo reported to Marine Forces Central Command where he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff G-3 until 2025.

In July 2025 Colonel Zummo assumed command of NROTC Colorado.

Colonel Zummo has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and a Master of Military Studies degree from the Marine Corps University.