Maurice Jones

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]

For other people named Maurice Jones, see Maurice Jones (disambiguation).
Maurice Jones
President and CEO of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Assumed office
2016
Preceded byMichael Rubinger
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
Mecklenburg, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Lisa Smith
EducationHampden-Sydney College (BA)
Magdalen 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.[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
  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.
  5. "Who Are Contenders for Biden's Cabinet?". The New York Times. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.


Political offices
Preceded by
Ron Sims		 United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
2012–2014		 Succeeded by
Nani A. Coloretti
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