Jon Harrison
District Board of Trustees, Chair
Jon Harrison is Chair of the District Board of Trustees of Palm Beach State College.
He was appointed to the board by the Governor of Florida on March 20, 2024, and elected
chair on August 20, 2024.
Harrison is a principal shareholder and member of the board of directors of Albers
Aerospace, an aerospace and defense engineering and manufacturing group. He is also
a member of the board of directors of Atomic-6, an advanced composites manufacturer;
a member of the board of directors of Diamond Age, a pioneer in construction automation;
and a venture partner at IronGate Capital Advisors, a defense technology venture fund.
Harrison previously served as the 8th Chairman of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission,
the independent federal agency responsible for advising the president and Congress
on arctic research, science, and exploration. Prior to his appointment, he served
in the U.S. Department of State.
Harrison received his B.S. from the University of Southampton.
