Jeffrey M. Jones

About

Jeffrey M. Jones is the associate director of facilities, operations, events, and IT at the Hoover Institution. In this capacity, he oversees Hoover’s physical, and technology resources, guides an active events team, and leads large-scale capital projects. Jones is responsible for the acquisition and renovation of a historic building in Washington, DC, which will provide a permanent presence for Hoover in our nation's capital.

Jones previously led the design, construction, and opening of two new Hoover buildings on Stanford's campus. The George P. Shultz Building (2024), a four-story structure with offices for fellows, conference space, and a Library & Archives digitization studio. The David and Joan Traitel Building (2017), featuring large-scale event venues and administrative offices. Jones is a former research fellow who specialized in US poverty policy, focusing on welfare reform, employment benefits, housing, and federal entitlement programs.

Jones began his career as an AmeriCorps*VISTA member assisting the homeless in Rockford, Illinois. He was the director of a nonprofit jobs agency serving disadvantaged populations and implementing various welfare-to-work programs. The son of an Air Force pilot, Jones earned a BA in political science from Wheaton College and a Master of Public Policy from Pepperdine University. He lives in Menlo Park with his wife and four children.