Distinguished Engineer and Chief Scientist, IBM Entity Analytics

Jeff Jonas is chief scientist of the IBM Entity Analytic Solutions group and an IBM Distinguished Engineer. In these capacities, he is responsible for shaping the overall technical strategy of next generation identity analytics and the use of this new capability in the overall IBM products. Today, Jonas applies his real world and hands on experience in software design and development to drive technology innovations while delivering higher levels of privacy and civil liberties protections.

Jeff Jonas’s innovations have received coverage in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fortune, and Computerworld, and have been featured on ABC Primetime with Peter Jennings, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, and MSNBC.

Jonas is a member of the Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age and actively contributes his insights on privacy, technology, and homeland security to leading national think tanks, privacy advocacy groups, and policy research organizations, including the Center for Democracy and Technology, Heritage Foundation, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Highlands Forum. Most recently, Jonas has been named a senior associate to Center for Strategic and International Studies.