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Jeff Jones
Also Known As Jeffrey J. Jones II
CEO of H&R Block
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Jeffrey J. Jones II is a president and chief executive officer of H&R Block, Inc.(HRB) and formerly held executive posts with Target Corporation, Uber and Gap Inc.
At The Gap, Inc., Jones was executive vice president and chief marketing officer. He led the company's global marketing strategy in addition to store redesign and experience, and consumer communications. Jones led a move toward Web-based marketing and helped create partnerships with iTunes, Kodak and Borders Books. Jones is also noted for tapping Sarah Jessica Parker to promote The Gap's fashion. Jones also worked for The Coca-Cola Company, where he was global account director.
In addition, Jones worked for the advertising agency Leo Burnett Company, Inc., where he performed work for clients including General Motors Company, MillerCoors, and Procter & Gamble Co. and founded a tech-focused subsidiary called LB Works.He also worked for McKinney, a Durham, North Carolina-based advertising agency where he was a partner and president, and served on its board. At McKinney, Jones instituted a 10-percent rule, which stipulated that members of his team spend one-tenth of their time focused on non-client projects.
Early Life
Jeffrey J. Jones II born 1967. Jeff Jones is an alumnus of Fork Union Military Academy. In 1990, he graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Arts in communication.
Jones and his wife, Margaret, have two daughters. After being hired as CEO of H&R Block, Jones said he would move his family to Kansas City, Missouri
Education
- Graduated from Bachelor of Arts in communication - University of Dayton
Career
- H&R Block - CEO
- H&R Block - President