Brian Jones — President of Strayer University at Strayer Education

Mr. Brian W. Jones has been President of Strayer University at Strayer Education Inc., since June 26, 2015 and served as its Interim President since March 16, 2015. Mr. Jones is Founder of Latimer Education, Inc. and serves as its President. He served as General Counsel of College Loan Corporation and was responsible for legal activities and assuring compliance with federal and state laws regulating higher education financing and marketing. He has an extensive background in law and higher education. He served for four years as the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), in which capacity he was the fourth-ranking officer of the Department and principal adviser to the Secretary on all legal matters affecting department programs and activities. Prior to his tenure at DOE, Mr. Jones was an attorney with the law firm of Curiale Dellaverson Hirschfeld Kelly and Kraemer, where he provided educational law counseling to many colleges and universities. He also served California Governor Pete Wilson as Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, as counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee from 1997 to 1998 and served as the President of the Center for New Black Leadership from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Jones serves on the Loan Advisory Council of the California Student Aid Commission. He also holds a J.D. from UCLA and is a graduate of Georgetown University, from which he earned a B.S.B.A. in finance.