Vincent Jones is an innovative connector with a passion for building dynamic communities around common purpose, finding creative solutions to advance progressive change, and utilizing technologies to tell stories about the diverse contours of the human experience.Currently he is Founding CEO of The Citizen Jones Companies, a collection of socially-minded businesses created with the spirit of doing good, having fun, and helping others do the same, consisting of Citizen Jones Travel, Proud Photobooth, Citizen Jones Consulting, CTZN JNS, and Citizen Jones Action Fund.His professional career spans the worlds of philanthropy, non-profits, politics, government, communications, travel, and social entrepreneurship.Vincent is proud of his Board service. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Political Education (SCOPE) where is Co-Chair, Freedom for All Americans, and Tides Advocacy. He has served on the Board of Directors of Lambda Legal, Los Angeles Lesbian & Gay Chamber of Commerce, African-American Board Leadership Institute, Southern California Blacks in Philanthropy, Red Cross of Southern California and Swarthmore College.Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families honored Vincent with their first ever "Emerging Leader in Philanthropy" award and the Inland Valley News with their “Excellence in Philanthropy” honor. He was also recognized by the Advocate magazine as one of their 40 Leaders Under 40, honored by the National LGBTQ Task Force with their inaugural Community Excellence award, received the “Wellness for Life” award from In the Meantime Men’s group, named one of the Hot 25 Leaders to watch by Frontiers magazine and one the leaders changing the face of LGBT leadership by the City of Los Angeles, as well as included in the Out 100