Roberts Jones

Roberts Jones, appointed to the Commission in 2007, is the President of Education & Workforce Policy, LLC, a policy consulting firm whose singular focus is the advancement of education, training and workforce policy. He also served as the President and CEO of the National Alliance of Business, the Assistant Secretary of Labor under Presidents Reagan and Bush, in senior positions in two major U.S. corporations, and as a Chief of Staff to two Congressmen. Having held senior leadership positions in the legislative and executive branches, and with extensive experience in the private sector, he has been personally engaged in every major piece of education, training and workforce legislation for the past forty years. Among his many affiliations, Mr. Jones serves on the boards of American College Testing (ACT), the Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF), the National Center for Education Accountability (NCEA), the National Council on Teaching America's Future (NCTAF), and the National Teacher Hall of Fame.