Maurice Jones

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Maurice Jones
16th Virginia Secretary of Commerce
In office
January 27, 2014 – September 6, 2016
GovernorTerry McAuliffe
Preceded byJim Cheng
Succeeded byTodd Haymore
8th United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
In office
April 2012 – January 2014
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byRon Sims
Succeeded byNani A. Coloretti
Personal details
Born
Maurice Antonia Jones

(1964-09-14) September 14, 1964 (age 59)
Mecklenburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLisa Smith
ResidenceNorfolk, Virginia
Alma materHampden–Sydney College
Oxford University
University of Virginia
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Maurice Antonia Jones (born September 14, 1964) is the president and CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation, a national community development financial institution.[1] Previously, he served as the Deputy Undersecretary of HUD in the Obama administration, and then as the Virginia Secretary of Commerce in the cabinet of Governor Terry McAuliffe.[2]

Jones was born in rural Mecklenburg County and grew up on his grandparents' tobacco farm near the town of Kenbridge.[3] He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Hampden–Sydney College before attending Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship and the University of Virginia School of Law.[4]

References

  1. ^ "LISC Leadership: Maurice A. Jones". www.lisc.org.
  2. ^ Wilson, Patrick (2016-06-16). "State Commerce Secretary Maurice Jones named CEO of non-profit LISC | Politics". Pilotonline.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
  3. ^ "The Devastating effects of financial illiteracy". Yahoo Finance. 2018-04-24.
  4. ^ "Virginia Business Interviews Maurice Jones, Va Secretary of Commerce and Trade & Kenbridge native". Vagrowth.com. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2017-05-22.