Author Profile

Van Jones is the CEO of REFORM Alliance and a CNN host and political commentator. Jones has been a leader in the fight for criminal justice reform for more than 25 years. He founded and led many thriving social enterprises, including the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Color of Change. Mr. Jones also founded the Dream Corps, a social justice accelerator that houses #YesWeCode, #GreenForAll, and #cut50, which recently led the charge to pass the First Step Act. The bipartisan federal bill was hailed by the New York Times as the most substantial breakthrough in criminal justice in a generation.