Partner
Beckett Jackson
Team | Investment Team, AE Ventures

Mr. Jackson is a Partner at AE Industrial and a member of AE Ventures, the venture capital platform of AE Industrial Partners. Mr. Jackson serves on the board of several portfolio companies and more recently led the firm’s investments in Shift5, Solestial and Salient Motion, amongst others. Prior to joining AE Ventures in 2021, he spent nearly a decade with The Boeing Company focused on product development, strategy and investing across defense and commercial aerospace markets. He was an original member of the advanced prototyping team that developed Australia’s first clean sheet aircraft program in 50 years – an unmanned jet fighter since designated MQ-28A Ghost Bat and now in service with the Royal Australian Air Force. Mr. Jackson has extensive experience analyzing markets and developing business and investment strategies, including as a corporate strategy leader within Boeing and as an aerospace and defense consultant at Jane’s (now IHS Markit). He spent his early career in technology and national security roles across the U.S. Government.

Education
  • Georgetown University, MA
  • Johns Hopkins University, BA
Prior Experience
  • Boeing HorizonX Ventures
  • Phantom
  • Boeing
  • IHS Markit