Carl Jones, a U.S. Air Force veteran, has assumed the role of senior director of Space Force and USAF business development and sales at BlackSky Technology (NYSE: BKSY).
Jones moved to BlackSky after working for five years at Lentech, where he previously served as senior director/strategic advisor to Air Force multi-domain command and control, he shared via LinkedIn post.
He brings with him over 20 years of experience in space and missile operations. A former USAF officer, he held several roles, including chief of nuclear capabilities division, at the service branch.
Jones also worked at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he functioned as a senior Air Force officer and adviser to the director of the cost assessment and program evaluation and as a lead military analyst for the Department of Defense’s strategic offense and nuclear platforms/weapon systems portfolio.