Board of Directors
Dr. Anita K. Jones
The Honorable Anita K. Jones has served as our director since May 18, 2010. Professor Jones is a University Professor Ermerita of the University of Virginia and a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
The Honorable Anita K. Jones served as the Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the U.S. Department of Defense in 1993-1998, and later as vice-chair of the National Science Board. She is a senior fellow of the Defense Science Board and a member of the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Corporation and the MIT Corporation. She is a member of the American Philosophical Society and the National Academy of Engineering. She is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. She has received the Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Department of Defense Award for Distinguished Public Service, and the IEEE Founders Award. The U.S. Navy named a seamount in the North Pacific Ocean for her.
She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Science Applications International Corporation and a trustee of In-Q-Tel. Other private sector experience includes having served as a founder and Vice President of Tartan Laboratories, director of BBN Technologies, and trustee of the MITRE Corporation. Duke University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern California have awarded her Honorary Doctorate degrees. She is a founder and Council member of the Computing Community Consortium. She has published more than 50 technical articles and two books in the area of computer software and systems, cyber-security, and science and technology policy. Dr. Jones holds an A.B. from Rice University in mathematics, a M.A. from the University of Texas in literature, and a Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.