Karyne Jones – National Caucus and Center on Black Aging, Inc., President & CEO

Karyne Jones is President and CEO of the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging, Inc. (NCBA), the nation’s only organization devoted solely to advocating for minority participation in aging services.

Prior to leading NCBA, she served as Executive Director of Federal Relations for SBC Telecommunications, lobbying Congress on telecommunications policy. She also worked with Congressman Andrew Young as his Public Affairs Officer and White House Liaison. A former Texas State Representative for District 120 in San Antonio, she served on key legislative committees and held leadership roles in the House Democratic Caucus and the Black and Mexican American Legislative Caucuses. Karyne currently serves on the Boards of the Alzheimer’s Association, Generations United, and the Center for Innovation, and was the first African American woman to chair the American Society on Aging. A graduate of Clark Atlanta University, she holds master’s degrees from Northern Illinois University and Harvard University and has been honored for her influential leadership and advocacy.