Maurice Jones
United States government official
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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]
Maurice Jones | |
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| President and CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation | |
| In office 2016–2020 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Rubinger |
| 16th Virginia Secretary of Commerce | |
| In office January 27, 2014 – September 6, 2016 | |
| Governor | Terry McAuliffe |
| Preceded by | Jim Cheng |
| Succeeded by | Todd Haymore |
| 8th United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office April 18, 2012[1] – January 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ron Sims |
| Succeeded by | Nani A. Coloretti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maurice Antonia Jones September 14, 1964 Mecklenburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lisa Smith |
| Education | Hampden-Sydney College (BA) St John's College, Oxford (MPhil) University of Virginia (JD) |
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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]
