The 77-year-old institution made the announcement this week with an official press release noting that Atlanta business leader and civic activist Milton H. Jones Jr., a co-founding member of Peachtree Providence Partners Holding Company, had been elected chair of the UNCF board of directors, becoming the first African American to serve in that position.
The release notes that previous past board chairs have included late philanthropist John D. Rockefeller III; Michael H. Jordan, the late former chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo Worldwide Foods, and Jack Stahl, Revlon’s former president and chief executive officer.
“Milton brings a wealth of business knowledge,” said Lomax, who previously taught at Morehouse College and Spelman College, “and a thoughtful and collaborative leadership approach that will help us thrive and continue to drive UNCF’s and our HBUCs’ impact and growth.”
Jones is vice chairman of the Meharry Medical College Board of Trustees, is the treasurer and a board member of 100 Black Men of America and co-chair of the Atlanta chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. He serves on the advisory boards of the Metro Atlanta YMCA, Boy Scouts and the Commerce Club. Jones also is a member of the Downtown Atlanta Rotary Club and a member and past chairman of The Atlanta Business League and of 100 Black Men of Atlanta.
Prior to that role, he was an executive at Bank of America for 32 years
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