Jon Harrison (U.S. Navy)

Jon Harrison is the former chief of staff of the United States Secretary of the Navy from February to October 2025.[1][2][3]

He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Southampton.[4]

Before his federal appointment, Harrison was a board member of Albers Aerospace, an aviation and defense engineering firm.[4][5]

He previously worked in the U.S. State Department and as the chairman of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.[4][5]

Harrison is the chair of the District Board of Trustees of Palm Beach State College[4] and a board member of Florida Atlantic University.[5]

An appointee of President Donald Trump in January 2025, Harrison had worked to streamline the Navy’s policy and budgeting offices.[6] He was fired by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in October of the same year.[3][6]

References

  1. ^ "Who is Jon Harrison? Top navy official ousted by Hegseth". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2025-10-05. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  2. ^ "Hegseth fires top Navy official". POLITICO. 2025-10-03. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  3. ^ a b Gabbatt, Adam (2025-10-04). "Pete Hegseth fires US navy chief of staff". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jon Harrison". Florida Atlantic University. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  5. ^ a b c "Hegseth fires Navy secretary's chief of staff". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  6. ^ a b Babb, Carla (2025-10-04). "Hegseth fires Navy chief of staff". Military Times. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
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