Maurice Antonia Jones (born September 14, 1964) is the former CEO of OneTen, a coalition of companies dedicated to creating one million jobs for African Americans by the end of the 2020s.[2] Prior to OneTen, he was president and CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a national community development financial institution.[3] Previously, he served as the deputy secretary of HUD in the Obama administration, and then as Virginia Secretary of Commerce in the cabinet of Governor Terry McAuliffe.[4]
Jones was born in rural Mecklenburg County and grew up on his grandparents' tobacco farm near the town of Kenbridge.[5] He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Hampden–Sydney College, where he graduated Omicron Delta Kappa, before attending St. John's College, Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship and the University of Virginia School of Law.[6]
In November 2020, Jones was named a candidate for United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden administration, but was not chosen.[7]
References
- ^ Brown, Jereon. "HUD Archives: MAURICE JONES SWORN IN AS Hud's DEPUTY SECRETARY". United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ OneTen. "OneTen Announces Maurice Jones as Chief Executive Officer". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "LISC Leadership: Maurice A. Jones". www.lisc.org.
- ^ Wilson, Patrick (June 16, 2016). "State Commerce Secretary Maurice Jones named CEO of non-profit LISC | Politics". Pilotonline.com. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ "The Devastating effects of financial illiteracy". Yahoo Finance. April 24, 2018.
- ^ "Virginia Business Interviews Maurice Jones, Va Secretary of Commerce and Trade & Kenbridge native". Vagrowth.com. October 3, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ "Who Are Contenders for Biden's Cabinet?". The New York Times. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
