Maurice Jones | |
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| President and CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| 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 2012 – 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. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lisa Smith |
| Education | Hampden-Sydney College (BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (MPhil) University of Virginia (JD) |
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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, where he graduated Omicron Delta Kappa, before attending Magdalen College, Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship and the University of Virginia School of Law.[4]
In November 2020, Jones was named a candidate for United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration.[5]
References
- ^ "LISC Leadership: Maurice A. Jones". www.lisc.org.
- ^ Wilson, Patrick (2016-06-16). "State Commerce Secretary Maurice Jones named CEO of non-profit LISC | Politics". Pilotonline.com. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "The Devastating effects of financial illiteracy". Yahoo Finance. 2018-04-24.
- ^ "Virginia Business Interviews Maurice Jones, Va Secretary of Commerce and Trade & Kenbridge native". Vagrowth.com. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2017-05-22.
- ^ "Who Are Contenders for Biden's Cabinet?". The New York Times. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ron Sims | United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 2012–2014 | Succeeded by Nani A. Coloretti |