Albert Jones Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Chairman of the Board Emeritus of the Public Policy and International Affairs Program (https://ppiaprogram.org/) -a not-for-profit that has been supporting efforts to increase diversity in public service for more than 40 years. PPIA believes that our society is best served by public managers, policy makers, and community leaders who represent diverse backgrounds and perspectives. International affairs are increasingly mixed with local concerns. Addressing such global issues make diversity a critical goal in professional public service. An alumni association of approximately 5,000 PPIA JSI Fellows from across the nation, the PPIA is a Graduate School Consortium of more than 60 top public and international affairs graduate programs ( https://ppiaprogram.org/page/list-of-consortium-members) in the United States.OUR VISIONA thriving and equitable world uplifted by visionary, inclusive, and compassionate leaders.OUR MISSIONCultivate the next generations of diverse public service and international affairs professionals by investing in their education, essential skills, and networks to effect domestic and global change.OUR PARTNERS-Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)-Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) -Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)-University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs-Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College-Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs-University of California Berkeley, Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy-University of Michigan, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy-University of Washington, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & GovernanceLEADERSHIPhttps://ppiaprogram.org/page/leadership-2

Chicago, Il, Us

Trading & Consulting International, Inc (http://gointernationally.com ) is a Global Management Consulting & Business Development Company, based in Chicago, founded 1992 by Albert Beckford Jones with this vision:" international business is not just a service or product; it is a relationship based on trust, integrity, and respect for other cultures and diversity, as well as the quality of our work, service and advice”Advised executive management of financial, manufacturing and service industries on international business opportunities. Provided high level strategic analyses/action plans on marketing products, services, and investment banking products internationally. Led companies' overseas business development initiatives. Conducted numerous high-level marketing presentations. Introduced representatives from U.S. institutions to prospective international investors and joint venture-partners. •Managed investor & joint-venture relations. Expanded U.S. companies international institutional clients base•Advisor to United Technologies Corporation/Pratt & Whitney (www.pw.utc.com/). Evaluated/selected U.T.'s overseas Joint-Venture partners. Established the system for its international corporate partnership selection process•International Advisor to Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program/CAMP (www.Magnetwork.org/) -a leading training, employment, and technology improvement company for SMEs. Advised Magnet on the establishment of a new joint venture enterprise ($60 million "Magnet-like" facility) overseas•International Investment Banking and Business Development Consultant to Key Bank (https://www.key.com/) executive management on investments associated with its multi-billion dollar U.S. real estate development portfolio•Chairman of Chicago Securities Corporation- a full service Investment Management & Broker Dealer •Leads the development and implementation of numerous international and global strategies; Led Global Leadership Development/Coaching Sessions

Itasca, Illinois, Us

Director of Global Business Development for the American Academy of Pediatrics (https://www.AAP.org), headquartered in Illinois with a department of Federal Affairs office in Washington, D.C. AAP is a not-for-profit institution, founded in 1930s. It is the largest pediatric society in the world, and the largest pediatric publishing program in the world, with 67,000 pediatricians “committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults”. Mr. Jones led the Academy’s global business development and partnerships with foreign governments, corporations and ministries of health and medical institutions; his responsibilities include leveraging current external partners and the technical expertise of AAP’s members to promote AAP products, services, and trainings and to support AAP global programs “dedicated to the health of all children”. AAP Global currently has active programs in 28 countries spanning a variety of programmatic and training areas. Mr. Jones has served as the interlocutor for numerous U.S. institutions doing business with foreign entities, as an executive-level leader, and senior expert advisor, and since 2008, for leading mission driven institutions desiring to improve the lives of all (U.S. and globally).

Washington, Dc, Us

Special Advisor to American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Research Competitiveness Program (RCP), based in Washington, D.C. Albert Jones assists RCP (and other AAAS programs) in their business development efforts with foreign governments, and institutions of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), research, innovation, and entrepreneurship; he lays the ground work for international programmatic work and S&T collaboration. https://www.aaas.org/person/albert-jonesAAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society, based in Washington, D.C. founded in 1848, over 120,000 members, 262 affiliated societies and academies of science serving 10 million members, publisher of the worlds leading scientific journal, Science, founded in 1880 by Thomas Edison. Led origination, strategic management and development of internationally funded programs for AAAS Research Competitiveness Program ( RCP) and other programs in peer review, institutional assessment & impact measurement, innovation & entrepreneurship, leadership & advancement curricula, science publishing, diversity & inclusion in STEM, science & technology policy fellowship, scientific responsibility..., dialogue on science...,and center of science diplomacy.

Thuwal, Makkah, Sa

Appointed by senior management to lead development of major business opportunities that attract investors, generate long-term revenue, support capital/operation requirements and lessen dependence on endowment.KAUST (https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en) is a multi-billion U.S.) endowed international co-ed graduate science and research university. Led Global Leadership Development and Executive Coaching sessions via employing "learning by doing" and SMARTER techniques to improve organizations’ effectiveness, strength, performance, productivity, succession, reputation and growth.•Created the university-wide “Policy for Approval Process of Major Commercial Projects” for development of business opportunities •Developed process for transforming initial business concepts/opportunities into business cases/feasibility studies to attract qualified investors and gain University Executive Committee and Board approval•Established the Business Development/Investment Department – designed a 4 year strategic plan, organization structure and job descriptions, and operating procedures; Conducted one-on-one leadership coaching and debriefing sessions; employed “learning by doing techniques”; tracked, evaluated and recorded participants’,•Advance and applied the Initial Concept of a master plan for the highest commercial-mixed land use (2 million square meters of University endowed property) to the approval process:-Developed the business case/feasibility study framework to attract investors to create significant assets and revenue from, resort, hotel, retail and residential components.• Provided Global Leadership Development and Executive Coaching to participants assuming higher positions and greater responsibilities•Member of the University Land Committee overseeing the use of 36 square kilometers/14 sq miles of university land

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Appointed by the Board of Directors to led global business development and create economic opportunities for international scientific and technical partnerships with foreign governments, corporations, and institutions of higher education in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) regions.CRDF (https://www.crdfglobal.org) is a non-profit authorized by U.S. Congress, established in 1995 by National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote international scientific/technical collaboration in over 30 countries. •Established 300 institutional relationships with the leaderships in foreign ministries, private sector, universities, science cities/technology parks, energy/oil companies, foundations, and U.S. Companies-with “offset” programs •Built-up the company’s brand awareness, value and equity among key international decision makers •Originated 50 business opportunities with international institutions seeking to build knowledge based economies/solutions to address global challenges in health, energy, agriculture, security, and human capital.•Engaged senior program/strategic business unit staff: Centers of Institution Building & Innovation; Virtual Science Library; Science & Technology, Entrepreneurship; R & D -Center of Excellence; Training & Workshops; International Peer Review Systems; Civilian Nuclear Energy.•Established “Offset project opportunities with companies seeking to promote corporate social responsibility (CSR) and economic development to offset foreign governments’ expenditure on billion dollar procurement contracts. •Advised the CEO, management and members of the board on international strategy and global business development via "learning by doing" techniques.• Improved organization’s effectiveness, strength, performance, productivity, reputation and growth internationally.

Detroit, Michigan, Us

Recruited by the Vice Chairman & CEO to manage financial affairs of GM's (https://www.gm.com) largest international dealer operations: AAC. Advanced to the dual role of CFO & Executive Director of Human Resources & Administration. Served as Chairman of the company's Steering Committee for the CEO. Provided global leadership development and executive coaching sessions to improve organizations’ performance via "learning by doing" techniques. Managed a $370 Million budget, $1.5 billion in assets, 85 financial professionals through 6 regional finance mangers. Developed and gained Board approval of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) covering: vision/mission, strategic priorities, sales & marketing, operations, organization capability, financials, key performance indicators (KPI) and authority matrix.•Re-engineered finance/accounting, budget, cost control, treasury & funds, and insurance operations•Standardized policies, procedures, processes, and reporting structures•Improved relationships with banks, insurance, auditors, holding level financial executives, and senior GM representatives, to resolve new credit issues, terms of payment, and leasing arrangements. •Led preparation of annual sales, expense, capex, inventory, and cash flow targets for dealerships/lines of business. Oversaw the improvement of GM’s Dealer Operating Report (DOR) and 5 year strategic planAs the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of Human Resources & Administration for 3,000 employees managed 350 HR professionals nationwide through 6 regional HR managers/direct reports, a staff of 35 HR specialist and 7 departmental heads: Recruitment, Administration, Personnel, Organizational Development, Career Development & Training Sections, and Human Resources Management System (HRMS) Section:•Developed HR vision/mission, annual operating plan and strategic priorities and led formulation of action plans.•Achieved organizational synergy/operational effectiveness–consolidated Administration and Personnel Departments

New York, Ny, Us

Led (U.S. & Global) business development efforts, as a series 7 and 66 licensed financial investment advisor. https://www.ml.com Provided investment management advisory services to individuals/institutional clients on the interrelationships in their assets, liabilities, changing financial markets and economic trends. Guide clients through the planning process to develop and implement their investment strategy:-Identified investors’ goal, profile, risk tolerance and time frame; created long-term investment strategies.-Determined asset allocation; selected investments and structured a portfolio of mangers to match clients’ objectives.-Implemented strategies; identified and selected professional investment mangers; monitored and evaluated portfolio structure, risk, return and overall performance; determined whether performance is consistent with client’s long-term goals or if client should consider interim changes.

Cleveland , Ohio, Us

Reporting to Executive Management, Developed and implemented four strategic business plans for a $68 billion company (https://www.key.com/). Managed a staff of four planning associates and analysts. Served on the executive management's integration task forces to implement the merger between two $34 billion institutions: Key Bank and Society Banking Corporation. Conducted an industry analysis of the sales finance business and prepared corporate marketing charters. Enacted the benchmarking process for the Bank’s Retail Business.- Identified key performance drivers and presented to management critical success factors, gaps in performance,and opportunities for improvement: assessment of the business followed by action plans.-After the merger, Keybank, executive management, continued to retain Albert Jones services as a consultant and advisor on global business development

London, England, Gb

Member of the Executive Support Unit for the C.E.O. of BP-Exploration Western Hemisphere (the former Chairman of BP). https://www.bp.com). Prepared and implemented strategic business plans and analyses of variances between plan and actual for the cash.Implemented a business planning improvement process. Evaluated 60 proposed capital investments on the Trans AlaskaPipeline for executive approval.

New York, Ny, Us

First (Chicago) National Bank Chicago -now known as JP Morgan Chase Bank: https://www.chase.com Recruited by the Vice Chairman to serve as a member of a five-person Executive Support (Corporate Strategic Planning) Unit, for the Vice Chairman, for a $114 billion corporation. Responsible for analyzing the banks’ performance, asset quality, funding sources, and market view and determined key areas of success. Conducted a competitive analysis off 22 super regional and nine money center banks with assets totaling more than $22 billion dollars to project future of banks.

Evaluated 70 investment proposals: analyzed the financial, operational, strategic and administrative aspects of variouscompanies for acquisition and merger initiatives. Created acquisition criteria and prime candidate rankings. Developed and implemented a system for succeeding advisors to support respective executives in future investment decisions.

Chief Financial Analyst & Management Information Systems (MIS) ManagerManaged 50 professionals who comprise the MIS organization. Led installation of computer software systems and conversion of four departments’ manual systems cost effective computerized systems. Implemented cost reductionprograms, resulting in savings of more than $10 million.Financial ControllerSupervised the activities of a 14-member accounting staff. Managed an $89 million operating budget associated with $2 billion assets. Conducted financial statement, cash flow, regression, cost-benefit, and investment analyses. Improvedprofitability by $8 million, through administrative and operational actions. Established policies, procedures, and budget guidelines.

2Nd Masters (Ma), Public Policy, Financial Management

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow (Funded), Public Policy Analysis And Management

Master Of Arts ( Ma ), Economics/International Finance And Economic Development

University Of Minnesota, Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (Funded), Public Policy

Bachelor Of Arts ( Ba ), Economics

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