Davey Jones is center strategy lead at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

As center strategy lead for the Office of the Center Director, Jones leads and implements the director’s strategic vision, leveraging and integrating Marshall’s strategic business units, in coordination and collaboration with all center organizations, and to ensure alignment with the agency’s strategic priorities.

He moved into this role after being the manager of the Program Planning & Control Office within the HLS (Human Landing Systems) Program at Marshall since 2020. In that capacity, Jones’ primary role was managing the program’s budget, schedule, risk, and other programmatic functions. He has worked in multiple roles throughout his career, focused on the formulation of key programs and projects for Marshall, including development of technology upgrades for life support systems on the International Space Station, formulation of the SLS (Space Launch System) Block 1B vehicle and exploration upper stage, and leading various human exploration architecture studies for the Moon and Mars.

From 2017 to 2020, he was the Environmental Control and Life Support System Integration and Development manager for the International Space Station Projects Office in the Human Exploration Development and Operations Office. Jones was senior technical assistant to Marshall’s associate director, technical, from 2016-2017. Prior to that, he was SLS stages alternate lead systems engineer from 2014-2016. A U.S. Navy veteran, he began his NASA career in 2008 in the Advanced Concepts Office.

Jones’ honors include a NASA Early Career Achievement Medal, Marshall Engineering Director's Award, and a Human Exploration Framework Team Group Achievement Award.

A native of Lakeland, Florida, he earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville