William Coffin is currently a graduate student at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University, where he is enrolled in the Security Policy Studies program focusing on National Security.

He is also a Joint Intelligence Planner in the Department of Defense, working on integrating intelligence into plans, orders, and operations. From 2018 to 2020, he worked as a Joint Intelligence Planner at United States European Command in Stuttgart, Germany. Before becoming a planner, William served as an All-Source Intelligence Officer in the United States Army. In that capacity, he served as a Company Commander as well as on battalion, brigade, and operational staffs in the United States, Afghanistan, and Europe.

He is a graduate of Rutgers University and holds a degree in Political Science.