Jared Newton is a Senior Technology Strategist For Planet Labs, Federal, where he leads capture activities that align and advance Planet’s technology portfolio and future systems roadmap.
Prior to joining Planet, Mr. Newton spent 22 years in the federal government serving in a variety of geospatial intelligence roles. Most recently serving as the Technical Executive for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Commercial Operations group where he led efforts relating to commercial data acquisition, independent data verification and validation, commercial GEOINT Assurance & data integrity, and provided strategic and policy support to commercial remote sensing regulatory activities. Prior to NGA, Mr. Newton led technology transformation efforts within the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) programs for both the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) and U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Mr. Newton is an Army veteran and holds a Masters of Arts in Intelligence Studies from American Military University.