Ayaka Jones

Ayaka Jones serves as a Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office. A member of the Power & Capture program, she leads strategic planning and R&D management focused on cost-effective purification of captured CO₂, capture technology validation and performance assessment, and overall program impact review; in this capacity, she coordinates with a broad range of stakeholders to advance program objectives. She also spearheads the creation of a dynamic web tool to inform program strategy by visualizing its broader ecosystem, while analyzing industry trends to ensure programmatic relevance. Previously, she managed the Office’s engagement with Asia-Pacific countries. Before that, she led analyses of China energy and global coal market at the Energy Information Administration, while driving its strategic engagement with China. Prior to her government service, she was an Associate Director at IHS CERA and an engineer with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. She holds an M.S. in Technology and Policy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.E. in Thermal Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University.