Stubblefield is the Associate Administrator for the Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). In this role, he oversees the OVBD team in formulating, implementing, administering, and promoting policies and programs that equip veterans, servicemembers (active duty, National Guard, Reserve), and military spouse-owned small businesses with counseling and education, access to capital, and contracting opportunities.

Stubblefield joined the SBA in 2016, serving as the Assistant Administrator for the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights, and most recently as the Acting Associate Administrator for OVBD. Prior to the SBA, he held numerous leadership positions with the U.S. Army, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Diversity and Leadership, and Functional Chief Representative for the Army’s Equal Employment Opportunity Career Program.  

Stubblefield has firsthand military experience, having served 30 years as an enlisted soldier and active duty officer. In 2005, he retired from the military as a colonel and was appointed to the Senior Executive Service. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award and holds an MBA from the University of Tennessee and a BS in Business Management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.