Jeff Rioux

Jeff Rioux currently serves as the Director of Business Development at Safran Defense & Space, Inc., since January 2022. Prior to this role, Jeff held several positions in business development, including a Business Development Manager at Optics 1, QinetiQ North America, and Nanocomp Technologies, where responsibilities included the development and execution of pursuit plans for various defense solutions and securing multi-million dollar contracts. Earlier experiences include management roles related to aerospace and defense at Saint-Gobain and sales positions at Morgan AM&T, Bernstein, Inc., Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corp., and Babcock Power. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with distinction from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.