Van Jones
CNN Host, Founder of Magic Labs Media, DreamMachine.org and Rapport
- Role
- Founder & Board Member at Dream.Org
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Van Jones
Van Jones is a U.S. media personality, entrepreneur and world-class changemaker. Jones has a rare track record of bringing people together to do hard things – in areas as diverse as clean energy solutions, criminal justice reform and racial inclusion in the tech sector. In 2007, Van was the primary champion of the Green Jobs Act, signed into law by George W. Bush. In 2009, he worked in the Obama White House as the Special Advisor for Green Jobs. In 2018, he helped pass the FIRST STEP Act, signed into law by Donald Trump; the New York Times calls that legislation the most substantial breakthrough in criminal justice in a generation.In 2021, Jones was the first recipient of Jeff Bezos’ Courage & Civility Award. He has since founded Dream Machine Innovation Lab and launched RAPPORT.co, which uses A.I. to increase firms’ EQ. A Yale Law School graduate, Van is a CNN host, an Emmy Award-winning producer, a 3X New York Times best-selling author and the creator of the Van Jones Substack.
Experience
Founder & Board Member
Jan 2015 — Present · Oakland, CA, US
Jones served as President of The Dream Corps, a \"social enterprise and incubator for powerful ideas and innovations designed to uplift and empower the most vulnerable in our society.\" The Dream Corps owns and operates several advocacy projects including Green for All,#cut50,#YesWeCode and #LoveArmy.
Education
Yale Law School
Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law
1990 — 1993
University of Tennessee at Martin
Bachelor of Science (BS), Political Science & Communications
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