Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. announced the appointment of information technology veteran John Jackson as Chief Information Officer, effective immediately. He will report directly to Montrose President and Chief Executive Officer, Vijay Manthripragada, and join the Company's Executive Leadership team. John Jackson (who goes by JJ) has more than 20-years of experience as a CIO and in technology leadership positions for listed multinational companies, with deep domain expertise in technical strategy and the development of digital platform solutions, data management and cybersecurity.

In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing Montrose's IT and information security teams and strategy, with an initial focus on enterprise network infrastructure and cybersecurity. Prior to Montrose, Mr. Jackson most recently served as CIO for Aerojet Rocketdyne. While there, he led the IT team on the development and execution of an IT strategy with a focus on enabling innovative, secure, and compliant technology solutions.

He earned a Bachelor's Degree from John Jay College (CUNY) and completed the executive leadership program at the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.