▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Jones ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Y ale ▁School ▁of ▁Management ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley . ▁ ▁Career ▁Jones ▁has ▁spent ▁more ▁than ▁twenty ▁years ▁in ▁invest ment ▁bank ing ▁and ▁private ▁equ ity ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁building ▁and ▁over see ing ▁both ▁industry ▁and ▁product ▁groups ▁at ▁major ▁invest ment ▁bank ing ▁fir ms . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁senior ▁partner ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁All - C lad ▁Hold ings ▁to ▁Water ford ▁Wed g wood ▁P LC , ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁Od w alla ▁Corporation ▁to ▁C oca - Col a , ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Element ▁K ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁senior ▁partner ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁its ▁purchase ▁from ▁Z iff ▁Davis . ▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁Jones ▁was ▁Head ▁of ▁West ▁Coast ▁In vest ment ▁Bank ing ▁at ▁Wasser stein ▁Per ella ▁& ▁Co . ▁and , ▁prior ▁to ▁that , ▁was ▁Man aging ▁Director / Head ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁In vest ment ▁Bank ing ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Hotel ▁and ▁G aming ▁Group ▁at ▁Sal omon ▁Brothers ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁through ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Before ▁that ▁period , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Vice ▁President ▁in ▁invest ment ▁bank ing ▁at ▁The ▁First ▁Boston ▁Corporation , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁firm ’ s ▁direct ▁invest ments ▁and ▁real ▁estate ▁partners hips . ▁▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁provided ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁strateg