Roberts T. Jones

President, MTC Institute

Robert Jones 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 serves as the President of the MTC Institute, the policy and research arm of the Management and Training Corp.

Mr. Jones has served as the President and CEO of the National Alliance of Business, the Assistant Secretary of Labor under President Reagan and again under President Bush, senior positions in two major U.S. corporations and as a Chief of Staff to two US Congressman.

A life long advocate for investing in people, he is widely credited with helping place workforce development at the forefront of the nation’s public policy agenda. Having held senior leadership positions in the legislative, the executive branch, and extensive experience in the private sector, he has been personally engaged in every major piece of education, training and workforce legislation for the past 40 years. He played a key role in the landmark research project and report, Workforce 2000: Work and Workers for the 21st Century and was responsible for the Department of Labor's SCANS Commission, which for the first time spelled out the skills necessary for success in the workplace.

In addition to his position on the board of Jones International University, Mr. Jones serves on the boards of the American College Testing (ACT), Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF), National Center for Education Accountability (NCEA), National Council on Teaching-Americas Future (NCTAF), and the National Teacher Hall of Fame. He  also serves on the board of the Management and Training Corporation (MTC) and the UAW Labor Employment and Training Corporation (LETC).

Mr. Jones is a member of the AAC&U National Leadership Councilfor Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP).

He is a Commissioner on the Senior College Accreditation Commission of the Western Assocuation of Colleges and Unirversities. He recently completed service on the board of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).

Mr. Jones was awarded the Presidential Distinguished Executive Award, the highest honor in federal government. He is a graduate of the University of Redlands, served four years as an officer in the United States Air Force, and is an ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church.