Marc Jones

CEO

Aeris

Marc Jones is one of Silicon Valley’s most innovative technology entrepreneurs. As Chairman and CEO of Aeris, Marc and his team have spent over a decade helping the world’s largest companies fundamentally improve their businesses through the Internet of Things (IoT). Named by Goldman Sachs as one of the nation’s best entrepreneurs in 2012 and 2013, Marc has a unique and textured background spanning securities law, investment banking and executive leadership. Prior to Aeris, Marc served as the Chairman and CEO of Visionael, a leader in enterprise network management and automation, raising over $40M to fuel their rapid growth. In his early thirties, he served as President and COO of Madge Networks, where he helped to turn a young $40M revenue company into a $500M industry leader. Madge’s successfulIPO took place during Marc’s tenure. Early in his career, Marc also served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance for the investment banking firm L.F. Rothschild, Unterberg, Twobin, and as a corporate attorney for Pillsbury, Madison and Sutro. In addition to his professional work, Marc is known for his deep commitment to the non-profit sector. He currently serves as the Chair of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) and sits on the board of the California Health Care Foundation. He previously sat on the Board of Visitors for Stanford Law School, the Stanford Athletic Board, and the Board of Working Partnerships USA. In addition, Marc served as Chair of the National Cyber Security Partnership’s Enterprise Task Force and in 2004, testified before Congress on Cyber Security. He has also testified before Congress on Sarbanes-Oxley. Marc holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Stanford University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.