Jaeson Jones

Jaeson has unparalleled experience building effective teams at the border and he captivates audiences with real-time frontline accounts of security issues. Jones exudes the optimism of a ‘man on a mission’ to “Servare Vitas” (to save lives) by fixing the growing cartel problem - arguably the biggest threat to homeland and global security.

Jones is a retired Captain from the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division. He managed the daily operations for the Texas Rangers, Border Security Operations Center. He supervised Human Intelligence operations in several nations and managed Intelligence lead operations for the longest 24/7 border operation in Texas history, Operation Secure Texas.

Mr. Jones served as the Critical Incident Commander in the State Intelligence Center during both Fort Hood shootings, Austin IRS Echelon building attack, University of Texas active shooter incident, Odessa shooting involving four officers shot with over 1,200 rounds fired, Ranger Recon Mexican Cartel shooting, Murder of a Bexar County Sergeant, and the Bastrop County wildfire disaster.

Jaeson Jones has led investigations targeting Mexican cartels leadership and built programs that collaborated closely with the U.S. intelligence community to help save lives in Mexico and throughout the United States.

Given his knowledge of Mexican Cartel operations and threats involving border security, Mr. Jones frequently speaks to executives within all disciplines of homeland security throughout the nation. His focus is on best practices for combating transnational threats and the spread of violent criminal networks.

Jaeson has been impacted by what he has witnessed. Today he crosses the country speaking about what is happening but more importantly sharing proven solutions to fix the problems.