Valeisha Butterfield Jones is the co-president of

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Early life and education

Butterfield Jones is the daughter of U.S. Congressman

G. K. Butterfield George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. (born April 27, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 1st congressional district from 2004 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elec ...

and North Carolina State Legislator

Jean Farmer-Butterfield Jean Farmer-Butterfield (born October 21, 1947) is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 24th district from January 2003 to July 2020. Early life and education Farmer-Butterfield was ...

. She graduated from

Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU or Clark Atlanta) is a private, Methodist, historically black research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark Atlanta is the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the Southern United States. Found ...

in 2000.

Career

In 2009 she was deputy director of public affairs at the Department of Commerce during the first part of the

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administration. Between 2011 and 2012 she was part of the Obama for America campaign, as national youth vote director. In 2016 she worked at

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as global head of women and black community engagement. She organized Decoding Race, an international event for Google employees. In 2020 she was appointed chief diversity and inclusion officer of

, and in June 2021 became co-president of the company.

Awards

*2017: 14th Annual McDonald's 365Black Awards - Honoree *2020: 14th Annual ADCOLOR Awards - Honoree

Personal life

Butterfield Jones is married to NBA champion

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. They have two children, Dahntay Jr. and Dillon.

References

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