Jerry Jones is Acxiom Corp.'s chief legal officer and senior vice president and chairman of the Arkansas Virtual Academy, an Internet-based statewide public school. He is also the co-founder of UhireUS, an organization dedicated to persuading 1 million U.S. businesses to hire one unemployed person. At Acxiom, he is responsible for the legal, privacy and security teams, leads the strategy and execution of mergers and alliances, and assists in other strategic initiatives. Jones has led the Acxiom expansion efforts in Australia, China, Europe, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. He joined Acxiom as an officer in 1999 from the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock, Ark., where he represented a number of large Arkansas-based companies including Tyson Foods and Wal-Mart. He has chaired fundraising events for the Clinton School of Public Service and the Arkansas Heart Association. Jones holds a degree in public administration and a law degree from the University of Arkansas.

Panel:
The Technology Revolution in K-12 Education

Tweet