Jeffrey M. Jones

About

Jeffrey M. Jones is the director of operations at the Hoover Institution, where he leads teams spanning information technology, facilities, and events. Working across these functions, he anticipates institutional needs and aligns services to support Hoover’s strategic priorities, providing secure, reliable technology, safe, high-performing spaces for focused and collaborative work, and well-executed programs and convenings.

Jones is currently leading the renovation of a historic building in Washington, DC, establishing Hoover’s permanent presence in the nation’s capital. Previously, he oversaw the design and construction of the George P. Shultz Building (2024) and the David and Joan Traitel Building (2017) on Stanford’s campus.

Earlier in his career, Jones served as a research fellow specializing in US poverty policy, focusing on welfare reform, employment benefits, housing, and federal entitlement programs. He began as an AmeriCorps VISTA member supporting people experiencing homelessness and later directed a nonprofit job agency serving disadvantaged populations. He earned a BA in political science from Wheaton College and a master of public policy from Pepperdine University, and lives in Menlo Park with his wife and four children.