Overview

Gender

male

As Virgin Galactic’s Head of Safety, Jon’s role is to define and develop the operational safety framework and lead the team in keeping safety as Virgin Galactic’s North Star. His responsibilities encompass all safety aspects of the company’s operations, from standard OSHA compliance through space launch mission activities. He also coordinates Safety programs with Scaled Composites, The Spaceship Company and with Spaceport America. Jon has held key leadership roles with diverse aerospace organizations and companies such as NASA, Computer Sciences Corporation, Integrated Science Solutions Inc., AlliedSignal Aerospace, Rockwell International. He is a retired Major from the U.S. Air Force.

Jon is a Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and as a member of ASSE’s governmental affairs committee has twice testified before Congress. He holds the highest formally accredited safety ranking as a Certified Safety Professional® and has a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from the University of Iowa and a Master’s Degree in Safety from Central Missouri State University.