Brandon Jones is the 2025-2026 AGU President. He was elected to the AGU Board of Directors in 2017 and has been a volunteer leader on AGU's Talent Pool Task Force, Leadership Development and Governance Committee and Strategic Plan Writing Team.

As a federal scientist, Jones has dedicated more than 20 years to expanding access to STEM education and fostering a more inclusive scientific community. A champion for students and early-career researchers, he has built transformative programs that support funding, mentorship and career pathways in the geosciences. His efforts have created lasting pathways for aspiring scientists, ensuring that the next generation has the resources, knowledge and opportunities needed to succeed.

Jones’s passion for science began at a young age in Ohio, where television programs like Jacques Cousteau and Wild Kingdom sparked a curiosity about the natural world that ultimately led him to marine biology. Jones holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). He also holds both a master's degree and a doctorate in Marine Sciences from the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean and Environment. He is a member of the National Association of Black Geoscientists (NABG), the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) and the Geological Society of America (GSA).