As Vice President and Chief Scientist, John W. Jones, Ph.D., ABPP, leads the assessment and development organization within the Vangent Human Capital Division. In this role, Dr. Jones serves as the principal thought leader in the research, development, and delivery of Vangent's Assessment and Hiring Solutions portfolio. He oversees all psychologists and consultants involved in the design of Vangent's human capital assessment systems and who support client services, sales, and product development. Dr. Jones is responsible for maintaining the quality, effectiveness, reliability, and integrity of these solutions and driving innovation across the business line.

With over 25 years of industry experience Dr. Jack Jones is highly respected as an author, speaker, practitioner, and business leader. Prior to joining Vangent, he served as the President and Senior I/O Psychologist for IPAT, Inc., a leading international publisher of HR/OD, protective services, clinical, and educational assessments. Previously, he led the Research and Development and Professional Services organizations at Pearson Reid London House, and was the head of Consulting Services at NCS Pearson. He also performed the roles of Chief Industrial Psychologist and Director of the Human Factors Loss Control Program at The St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Companies, where he introduced a wide variety of behaviorally oriented risk management programs.

Dr. Jones helped to establish the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) in 1988, where he served as a past Chair of both the ATP's Industrial Division and the Standards Committee that published the Model Guidelines for Pre-employment Integrity Testing. He is the founder and past editor of the Journal of Business and Psychology, and also the senior author of such business publications as Personnel Testing: A Manager's Guide, Applying Psychology in Business: A Handbook for Managers and Organizations, Virtual HR, and Advances in e-Business and Psychology.

Dr. Jones received his Ph.D. in applied psychology from DePaul University and his MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management. He was awarded diplomat status in I/O psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology, and is a licensed psychologist in both Illinois and Virginia. Dr. Jones is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, among others.