Kenneth Jones is Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Equity Officer at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. As Chief Operating Officer, Jones is responsible for all aspects of the finance, accounting, tax, audit, information technology, grants management, administrative services, core services, and facilities functions for the Foundation. In addition, he implements and evaluates the Foundation’s financial objectives and performance to support MacArthur’s priorities and programs. Prior to joining MacArthur, Jones was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. He traveled extensively in Africa and Southeast Asia as CFO for Danya International, a public health and education organization, and Jhpiego, a nonprofit international health affiliate of Johns Hopkins University. He has also held corporate finance positions at the Ford Motor Company, the Pfizer Corporation, and the Prudential. Jones serves on the boards of the Mission Investors Exchange, the Thurgood Marshall Academy, the Public Justice Center, the Joint Center, the Southern Education Foundation, the Center for Urban Families, the Steve Fund, Collegian Directions and Corus. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a master’s degree in economics from the University at Buffalo, and a bachelor’s degree from Boston University.