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s 2016 Power Players. Jones worked at Uber for six months before leaving the company in March 2017. He was among several top executives to leave Uber during a period when the company faced numerous controversies, including sexual harassment in the workplace. At the time, he was the highest-ranking
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departure. Jones released a statement upon his departure: "It is now clear, however, that the beliefs and approach to leadership that have guided my career are inconsistent with what I saw and experienced at Uber, and I can no longer continue as president of the ride sharing business".
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Jones and his wife, Margaret, have two daughters. After being hired as CEO of H&R Block, Jones said he would move his family to Kansas City, Missouri.
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company, and aims to grow the company by diversifying its services. He sits on H&R Block's board of directors.
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called Jones the "architect of Target’s on-demand shopping experience". He helped launch the savings
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Jones took his first chief executive post when became president and CEO of H&R Block, a
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awarded Jones as the 2015 Marketer of the Year. Jones left Target in 2016 to join Uber.
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named Jones on its list of Top Social CMOs of Fortune 250 Companies on Twitter in 2013,
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and founded a tech-focused subsidiary called LB Works. He also worked for
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and other online tax preparers. He has said he sees H&R Block as a
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and an advisor to Zoove Corp. In 2017, he joined media startup
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in 2013. The data breach, which occurred shortly before
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Dornbrook, James; Kaberline, Brian (22 August 2017).
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to promote The Gap's fashion. Jones also worked for
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Index

Jeff Jones pictured in 2017
Business executive
President
CEO
H&R Block
president
Uber
CMO
Target
business executive
president
chief executive officer
H&R Block
Target Corporation
Uber
Gap Inc.
Fork Union Military Academy
University of Dayton
Bachelor of Arts
communication
The Gap, Inc.
executive vice president
chief marketing officer
iTunes
Kodak
Borders Books
Sarah Jessica Parker
The Coca-Cola Company
advertising agency
Leo Burnett Company, Inc.

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