Jan Collmer is President of High Voltage Power Systems, Inc., a high tech manufacturing company in Dallas. The company has grown continuously since its inception in 1979 as Collmer Semiconductor. Now renamed, HVPSI employs approximately 80 people in the Dallas area with additional sales offices in California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Prior to starting his own company, Jan was President of Varo, Inc. in Garland, Texas.

Jan is a native of Dallas, Texas. He received his BS in Mathematics/Physics at the University of Texas at Arlington in 1963. Later, he worked toward an MBA at Southern Methodist University in 1968.

Jan's many civic activities include numerous board appointments, including a term as Chairman of the Greater Dallas Chamber. He just completed his second term as a board member of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. He also serves as a trustee at University of Dallas and recently the Jesuit College Preparatory School Foundation. He is a member of the board of directors at Southwest Securities. He has also served in board positions for the University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Texas at Dallas.

Despite Jan's successful business career, flying remains his first love. He was awarded his U.S. Navy pilot's wings at NAS Corpus Christi in 1956. He flew Navy fighter planes for ten years, both active and reserve, until he retired with the rank of Lt. Commander in 1966.

Since then, Jan has become an accomplished airshow pilot and has flown airshows all across the country, including the only airshow performance (oct. 1996) over DFW Airport since it started operation in 1974. He currently flies a red and white EXTRA 300L.

Due to his great interest in aviation history, Jan is currently President of the Board of Directors of the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field, as well as one of its original founding members.