Rear Admiral David A. Janes, USNR

Class of 1959

Rear Admiral Janes received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and was commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve in 1959 at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He immediately entered active duty and served onboard ships in the Atlantic Fleet during the period of 1959 - 1962. He is a graduate of the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Executive Course in National and International Security.

Prior to forming Janes Capital Partners in 1997, Rear Admiral Janes was the CEO of California Manufacturing Enterprises (CME), a company he founded in 1977. CME, through its seven subsidiaries, manufactured a wide variety of industrial products such a proprietary high temperature insulation components for gas turbine engine which are used in flight, naval, and stationary power generation applications, safety restraints (seat belts) for civilian and military aircraft, aluminum structural components for airframes, aircraft galley equipment, and other aviation related products.

During the late 1990’s, Rear Admiral Janes divested his principal interests in all but two of his manufacturing companies and formed JCP. The remaining companies, Intri-Plex Technologies U.S. and Intri-Plex Technologies Thailand manufacture critical mechanical components for computer disc drives and heat dissipating substrate for computer chips. He is a principal investor and director.

He was the Chairman of the successful effort to rebuild the Newport Beach Boy Scout Sea Base, a $7 million project. He served on the Newport Beach City’s General Plan Update Advisory Committee and as Chairman of its sub-committee which developed a 25-year Vision Statement for the city. He was recognized by the Boy Scouts of America with the prestigious Silver Beaver Award.

During his business career Rear Admiral Janes maintained an active participation in the Naval Reserve and in 1994 retired as a two-star Admiral. Over his 36 years of service, he has held numerous commands, including his most recent assignment as Commander Military Sealift Pacific and Far East. He also served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Naval Reserve for Nationwide Automation of Reserve Personnel Management.

Rear Admiral Janes is an avid sailboat racer and competes in open ocean races and regattas and is the winner of the 2001 Trans-Pacific Race in his class and the 2002 Pacific Cup Race from San Francisco to Hawaii.