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Marc E. Jones

Chairman and CEO Emeritus of Aeris Communications, Inc.

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Marc Jones is chairman and chief executive officer emeritus of Aeris Communications, Inc., a provider of machine to machine and Internet of Things communications services. Jones has served as chairman of Aeris since 2005 and CEO emeritus of Aeris since August 2025. From January 2025 until August 2025, he served as co‑CEO of Aeris. Prior to becoming co‑CEO of Aeris, he served as president and chief executive officer of Aeris since 2008.

Jones also served as chairman and chief executive officer for Visionael Corporation, a network service business software and service provider, from 2004 to 2009 and as president and chief executive officer of Visionael from 1998 to 2004.

Prior to joining Visionael, Jones served as president and chief operating officer of Madge Networks, a supplier of networking hardware, from 1993 to 1997; senior vice president, integrated system products at Chips and Technologies, Inc., one of the first fabless semiconductor companies, from 1988 to 1992; and senior vice president, corporate finance at LF Rothschild Unterberg Towbin & Co., a merchant and investment banking firm, from 1986 to 1987. Jones serves on the board of directors of Ingersoll Rand Inc., Stanford Health Care, and Management Leadership for Tomorrow. He also serves on the board of trustees of Stanford University. He is a Stanford University graduate where he earned his undergraduate degree in political science and his J.D.