Nona Jones

Nona Jones is a rare combination of tech executive, author, speaker, and preacher. Her professional experience includes serving as Chief Content and Partnerships Officer at YouVersion, Head of Global Faith Partnerships at Meta, and Chief External Affairs Officer at PACE Centers for Girls, Inc. She is the author of Success from the Inside Out, From Social Media to Social Ministry, Killing Comparison, and The Gift of Rejection.

Nona travels the world speaking at the intersection of faith, business, and leadership and has been profiled by ESSENCE magazineas an “Under 40 Woman to Watch,” Florida Trend magazine as one of Florida’s “30-Something All Stars,” and Business in the Heart of Florida magazine as a “40 Under 40 Community Leader.” She is an alumna of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, a national leadership development initiative jointly led by former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Nona earned her Bachelor and Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida, where she has been recognized as an Outstanding Young Alumnus. She has completed postgraduate studies in the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation. She is an avid runner and fitness enthusiast, as well as a Billboard-charting songwriter. She serves alongside her husband, Pastor Timothy L. Jones, Sr., in leading Open Door Church in Gainesville, Florida. She counts her two sons, Timothy Jr. and Isaac, as her greatest gifts in life.