Jonathan Elliott

Jonathan Elliott is the Director of AI Assessment & Assurance for Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). He has more than a decade of experience in T&E of unmanned, autonomous, and AI systems. He leads a diverse team pioneering AI Assurance tools and best practices to enable mission relevant AI. Previously, Jon was Principal Project Lead and Group Lead at MITRE. He led the federally funded research and development center’s efforts to develop AI Assurance methodologies and, since 2019, worked to stand up the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), now the CDAO. In addition, he served as Chief Engineer for Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence Test (AAIT) Technology, at the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC). In that role, he oversaw development of new science and technology tools to test AI and autonomy. He led multiple large T&E efforts related to AI and autonomy programs and helped architect the T&E of AI Framework, currently implemented at the CDAO. Jon has M.S. and B.S. degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland.