Leonade Jones, a Director since 2008 is currently a member of the Business & Community Development Committee. Ms. Jones is a Director of several mutual funds in the American Funds Group and a member of the Investment Advisory Committee of the New York State Teachers’ Retirement System. She is the co-founder and former CFO of VentureThink, LLC and Vesura Inc., companies in higher education finance. For over 20 years, Ms. Jones worked in senior management with The Washington Post Company including as corporate Treasurer. Actively involved in community and public affairs, Ms. Jones is currently an honorary trustee of Simmons College, a trustee of World Learning, a member of the Washington Area Women’s Foundation Leadership Council, and a director and an executive committee member of the Independent Directors Council. She earned her JD and MBA from Stanford Law School and the Graduate School of Business after graduating from Simmons College with a BA with distinction. She is an inactive member of the California Bar and the District of Columbia Bar. Ms. Jones was inducted into the Washington DC Women’s Hall of Fame and awarded the Candace Award for Business from the Coalition of 100 Black Women. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Young Women of America Award. Ms. Jones is a native of Washington, DC.