Masters in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

As a Jaia Robotics co-founder Ian brings a unique mix of business leadership, program management, engineering, operations and capture skills.  Ian has worked in the defense, technology and commercial sectors, with a strong emphasis on Blue Tech. Jaia Robotics was born out of a passion for protecting our environment and to find ways to affordably collect the data that helps us better understand our impact on it. The work Ian did at Aquabotix provided invaluable insight into the potential of using micro sized autonomous marine vehicles to collect data at a very low cost. This experience, understanding customer needs and market knowledge underpins the decision to co-found Jaia Robotics and develop the JaiaBot synoptic data collection system.

Ian spent four years at Sonos Inc., partnering with industry behemoths including IKEA, Amazon and Apple to successfully develop amazing products and launching them into market – always with a laser focus on customer experience. Prior to Sonos, Ian led the Program Management Team at Bluefin Robotics, successfully developing large and medium size autonomous underwater vehicles for customers around the globe. Big business experience was gained at Lockheed Martin UK and Raytheon where Ian led Raytheon’s Naval Business for their UK operation before joining their US operations in 07. Ian grew up in a coastal town in southern Wales, UK, where he developed that strong connection with the ocean. The first twelve years of his professional life were in the UK Royal Navy. Out of work, Ian enjoys surfing, snowboarding, trying to keep fit and losing golf balls. Ian has been on the board of directors, serving as treasurer for Clean Ocean Access, an environmental organization he helped attain 501c3 status in 2014. Married to Michelle since 2007, his home is now in Jamestown Rhode Island with two grown up sons living in the US and UK.