Ralph Jones, Ph.D.

Managing Director Ralph Jones, Ph.D., co-founded Cadmus in 1983, served as president and chief executive officer as well as managing director, and today heads our efforts to market consulting services to the federal government.

Dr. Jones is perhaps best known as an expert in federal and state drinking water programs and their operations, the functioning of drinking water systems and the administrative challenges they face, and protecting public health from waterborne contaminants. His primary client for more than 20 years has been the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, and its predecessors. Ralph also has worked on issues related to Class I, II and V Underground Injection Control wells and source water protection. And he has extensively researched safe drinking water best practices in all 50 states, the United Kingdom, 1 Canadian province, and 3 Australian states.

In recent years, Dr. Jones has focused more on asset management and financing options for water and wastewater infrastructure. This change in emphasis led to his increased involvement in water conservation and water reuse, since integrated water management plans may reduce the scope of infrastructure investment. Dr. Jones’s interest in asset management also helps him meet his responsibilities as a local elected official addressing the management issues that face medium-sized water and wastewater systems.

Dr. Jones has more than 40 years’ experience managing research and program support contracts for clients at the federal, state, and local levels. Before co-founding Cadmus, he worked at Abt Associates Inc., Contract Research Corporation, and Westat. He also was an instructor and assistant professor at Harvard University, and from 1968 to 1976 was a research associate at the Joint Center for Urban Studies of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Ralph Jones earned his doctorate in political science from Harvard University, specializing in state and local government. He also holds a bachelor’s in political science, summa cum laude, from DePauw University and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He is a member of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), Awwa Research Foundation, Water Environment Research Foundation, WateReuse Association, and the WateReuse Research Foundation.