Awards & Certificates

Mr. Jones has been recognized for his illustrious career with honors awarded by a wide variety of distinguished organizations, including:

• Selected by Time Magazine in 1972 as one of 100 Future Leaders of America
• Twice selected by Fortune Magazine as “Business Man of The Month”
• Distinguished Public Service Award, African American Chamber of Commerce of Westchester and Rockland Counties
• Letter of Commendation from President William J. Clinton, for work in Birmingham, Alabama on behalf of Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement
• Distinguished Honoree of New York’s Community Works Organization and subject of “The Long Walk To Freedom” performed by The Impact Theatre Repertory Company
• Isaiah Award for Lifetime Achievement, American Jewish Congress, New York, March 2006
• Dream of Equality Honoree, Asian Americans For Equality, New York, March 2006
• Silver Shingle Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession, Boston University Law School, April 2006
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Black Sports Agent Association, New York, April 2006
• Pioneer Award for Business Leadership by U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C., September 2006
• Stanford University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute’s Distinguished Public Service Award, January 2007
• “National Association of Black Accountants” Award for Distinguished Public Service, New York City.

Mr. Jones has served on the prestigious boards of The Impact Repertory Theater & Dance Co. and The Theatre Development Fund NYC, in New York, NY; the Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, NY; and the College-Bound Student Alliance in Boulder, CO.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College, Columbia University as well as a Juris Doctor degree from Boston University’s School of Law. Additionally he was presented with an honorary Doctorate in Communications by Allegheny College in Allegheny, PA and a Certificate for NASD Allied Membership from The New York Institute of Finance.