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Logan Jones

Logan Jones is the General Manager of SGS, and has over a decade of national security and defense experience in the US and globally, in which he’s worked extensively with the DoD and with commercial defense companies.

Jones is the former vice president and founding member of the largest aerospace venture fund and innovation group, Boeing HorizonX. As senior director of business development, he also led a team at Boeing NeXt, a business division focused on the future of urban, regional and global mobility.  In both roles he forged nontraditional partnerships, cultivated new business opportunities to extend Boeing’s core capabilities into existing and emerging markets, led multiple venture transactions, and launched partnerships with multinational companies and startups to create new businesses.

Additionally, Jones formerly served on the board of Wisk Aero, an urban air mobility company, and was recently chair of the urban air mobility committee at AIA.
 
Jones has a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Montana State University and a master’s degree in program management from Boston University. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis.

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  • Thumbnail for Murray State University wins top prize in the Fluke Pressure Calibration Grant Program

    Murray State University wins top prize in the Fluke Pressure Calibration Grant Program

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  • Thumbnail for NEXCOM introduces NIFE 103 PC-based controller

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    AutomationDirect introduces Stride PoE+ switches

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  • Thumbnail for Delta Electronics releases LNV series of LED Driver

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  • Thumbnail for Phoenix Contact announces series of PROFINET one-day training workshops

    Phoenix Contact announces series of PROFINET one-day training workshops

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  • Thumbnail for Rockwell Automation announces CEO Blake Moret as Chairman of company board of directors

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  • Thumbnail for Teledyne DALSA announces Calibir DX series of uncooled LWIR cameras

    Teledyne DALSA announces Calibir DX series of uncooled LWIR cameras

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    ALA1 Series AC Linear Actuators/Air Inlet Actuator

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    Rockwell Automation helps pharmaceutical company integrate upgraded automation systems

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    FCI's FLT93L Flow Switch aims to enhance safety for natural gas facilities

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  • Thumbnail for Logic Supply releases MC850 Series of GPU-capable computer

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