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.

Chicago, IL, US

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• 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.
• 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.
• 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

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.

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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Provided Global Leadership Development and Executive Coaching to participants assuming higher positions and greater responsibilities

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.
• 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”.
• 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.
• 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.

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 &.
• 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.
• Developed HR vision/mission, annual operating plan and strategic priorities and led formulation of action plans.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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