Jon Davis

Mr. Davis joined Akonni Biosystems April 2007 as Director of Operations. He was promoted to Vice President of Operations in 2008 and appointed Corporate Secretary in 2013. In 2016, he was appointed co-sponsor for Akonni’s medical device development project, the TruDiagnosis System / Warfarin Sensitivity Test. In that role, he led Akonni’s multidisciplinary team and he was project lead for the TruDx Imager hardware and software design. In addition, he managed clinical lab operations for Akonni and oversaw the manufacturing of instruments and consumables for investigational use. Prior to joining Akonni, Mr. Davis served as Department and Technical Manager for General Dynamics’ Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and high yield Explosives (CBRNE) business unit. He served in similar roles and as operations manager and microbiologist with Veridian Corp and Pacific Sierra Research, where he worked with multidisciplinary teams to develop novel biological and chemical detection technologies for U.S. Defense and Homeland Security customers. He also served as a technical lead for field trials of integrated biological collection and detection systems at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center. Mr. Davis has over 30 years of general management experience and 20 years of product development experience in integrated biosensors encompassing a broad range of disciplines including chemistry, biology, biomaterials, engineering, and chemical/biological defense. He manages and leads multidisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers focused on the development of next-generation in-vitro diagnostic devices. In addition, he has commercial senior management experience (P&L responsibility) from 447 Corp and Akonni. As President of Akonni Mr. Davis is responsible for 1) setting and executing strategic direction, 2) product management, 3) managing capital, financial audits, 4) corporate governance, shareholder relations, 5) leading business development, strategic partnerships, 6) recruiting, mentoring, listening and learning from Akonni’s exceptional staff, and 7) continuing the excellence of Akonni’s company’s culture. Mr. Davis holds a B.A. in Biology from the University of Virginia.