Business, Culture and Media 2020

Mississippi's Top 50 Most Influential

Considered to long be one of the thought leaders on education policy in Mississippi, Jason Dean, Ph.D., is the Vice President of Tenax Aerospace and currently serves as the Chairman of the State Board of Education. In his role as chairman, Dean has been key to helping the Mississippi Department of Education examine its practices and change how it delivers services during the pandemic, advocating strongly for increased technology and access to broadband.

Dean has a graduate degree from Ole Miss where he was a member of the faculty and staff, and an undergraduate degree from Southern Miss. He was a member of the White House Fellowship and served on Governor Haley Barbour’s staff during Hurricane Katrina. He also is on the Advisory Board of the faith-based Jackson Leadership Foundation.

Mississippi Top 50 is an annual list of the people who are judged to be the most influential leaders in the state. This bipartisan selection of leaders comes from the ranks of elected and appointed officials, economic development professionals, business, media and government affairs. The awards are sponsored by Entergy Mississippi, Atmos Energy, Mississippi Farm Bureau, Capitol Resources, Tower Loan and The Payne Group and awardees were nominated through an open process. Follow MSTop50 on Twitter @MSTop50 or on Facebook to keep up with news and updates about MSTop50 winners and events.

The 8th Annual Mississippi Top 50 will be held March 12, 2025. Nominations are now open through January 20th.

Business, Culture and Media 2020