Jess Edwards served in the U.S. Army from 1976 to 2009 and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. Edwards earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas Christian University in 1980, a master's degree in systems management from the University of Southern California, and a master's degree in computer science from the University of Southern California in 1987. His career experience includes working as a project manager with Mammoth Tech, an adjunct instructor with Southern New Hampshire University, and the director of privacy project management with Philips. Edwards has served on the Vital Records Privacy Board of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, the board of One Sky Community Services, and the Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery.
