Lavonya Jones is passionate about Innovation as a tool to create a more sustainable and prosperous world for all. She has committed the majority of her career to equipping social innovators and entrepreneurs to scale ventures focused on the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Lavonya is a third-generation HBCU graduate, earning her Bachelor’s in Entrepreneurship from Hampton University. She has pursued additional education at Regent University to include an MA in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Coaching and Mentoring and is now completing an EdD in Organizational Leadership with her research focus on Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Additionally, as a certified business coach, Lavonya has over fifteen years of leadership development experience training students, entrepreneurs, and innovative professionals within for-profit and non-profit sectors. Armed with a mission to equip an army of socially conscious innovators, Lavonya focuses her efforts on helping change agents connect the dots between their global vision and the global influence they desire, equipping them with the practical tools they need to do business responsibly and lead opportunities to solve societal challenges. Lavonya is equipped with a professional approach to business that has a proven track record for refocusing vision and pioneering equitable solutions.
She previously served as the Director of the Georgia Social Impact Collaborative, and led social entrepreneurship student programs at Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University. Lavonya leads the charge for a more equitable energy landscape as the Director of the Just Energy Portfolio at Partnership for Southern Equity. Tasked with mobilizing advocacy for energy equity and justice, her work navigates the intersectionality of climate justice, sustainable practices, and the fair distribution of energy benefits and burdens. She also currently serves as Founder of social justice media and venture studio, Consciously Funded, and an Business Instructor for Morehouse College where she serves students at Minority Serving Institutions around the country, creating pathways for them into entrepreneurship, technology, and venture capital.
She is an active board member of B Local Georgia and the Southeast Regional HBCU Center for Entrepreneurship, expanding her advocacy to uplift local communities and cultivate future leaders. Lavonya Jones and her husband Fred Jones reside in their hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.
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Lavonya Jones is passionate about Innovation as a tool to create a more sustainable and prosperous world for all. As a third-generation HBCU graduate and a certified business coach, Lavonya has over fifteen years of leadership development experience training students, entrepreneurs, and innovative professionals within for-profit and non-profit sectors. Lavonya leads the charge for a more equitable energy landscape as the Director of the Just Energy Portfolio at Partnership for Southern Equity. Tasked with mobilizing advocacy for energy equity and justice, her work navigates the intersectionality of climate justice, sustainable practices, and the fair distribution of energy benefits and burdens. She also currently serves as Founder of social justice media and venture studio, Consciously Funded, and an Business Instructor for Morehouse College where she serves students at Minority Serving Institutions around the country, creating pathways for them into entrepreneurship, technology, and venture capital. Lavonya holds degrees in entrepreneurship and organizational leadership. She is an active board member of B Local Georgia and the Southeast Regional HBCU Center for Entrepreneurship, expanding her advocacy to uplift local communities and cultivate future leaders. Lavonya is on a life’s mission to equip an army of socially conscious innovators.