Ian Jones is the R&D Scientific Product Assessment Center Vice President at Japan Tobacco International (JTI), based in Kanagawa Japan, and is responsible for leading JTI R&D’s fundamental chemical, material and biological research activities. Ian joined JTI in 2006 from the University of Bath, UK, where he was a lecturer in Developmental Neuroscience at the Department of Biology and Biochemistry. Since then, Ian has held several regulatory science-related roles in the company, including Reduced-Risk Science Vice President and R&D Principal Scientist. Ian has a particular interest in the harm reduction potential of oral tobacco- and nicotine-containing products and has participated in several cross-industry activities to develop, for example, harmonized terminology and product standards for smokeless tobacco products. Ian holds a PhD in cell physiology, completed at Imperial College, London (1995).