Jan L. Jones
Jan L. Jones is Senior Vice President of Communications and Government Relations for Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. In that capacity, she oversees all worldwide government affairs, corporate communications, community relations and corporate-social responsibility programs for the $9 billion corporation.
Prior to joining Harrah’s in 1999, Ms. Jones served two terms as Mayor of the City of Las Vegas. She was the city’s first woman chief executive, and among the most popular mayors in its history, winning reelection in 1995 by a 72% margin. While in office, Ms. Jones presided over an unprecedented period of economic, social and cultural expansion, one in which the city’s population increased 66%, making Las Vegas the fastest-growing major metropolitan area in America throughout much of the 1990s.
Ms. Jones is Regional Vice Chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Committee and a member of the Women’s Leadership Board at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She sits on the board of directors of Nevada Public Radio, the Women’s Campaign Fund in Washington, D.C., and the Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund. She is also a member of the Human Rights Campaign’s Federal Club and of Nevada Advocates for Planned Parenthood.
Jones is the former Chairwoman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and former Nevada State National Committeewoman for the Democratic National Committee. She has also served on the board of directors or board of trustees of several prominent business, civic and charitable organizations, including the Nevada Resorts Association, the National Conference for Community and Justice, and the National Judicial College.
Jones graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in English.
Prior to joining Harrah’s in 1999, Ms. Jones served two terms as Mayor of the City of Las Vegas. She was the city’s first woman chief executive, and among the most popular mayors in its history, winning reelection in 1995 by a 72% margin. While in office, Ms. Jones presided over an unprecedented period of economic, social and cultural expansion, one in which the city’s population increased 66%, making Las Vegas the fastest-growing major metropolitan area in America throughout much of the 1990s.
Ms. Jones is Regional Vice Chair of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Executive Committee and a member of the Women’s Leadership Board at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She sits on the board of directors of Nevada Public Radio, the Women’s Campaign Fund in Washington, D.C., and the Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund. She is also a member of the Human Rights Campaign’s Federal Club and of Nevada Advocates for Planned Parenthood.
Jones is the former Chairwoman of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, and former Nevada State National Committeewoman for the Democratic National Committee. She has also served on the board of directors or board of trustees of several prominent business, civic and charitable organizations, including the Nevada Resorts Association, the National Conference for Community and Justice, and the National Judicial College.
Jones graduated from Stanford University with a bachelor’s degree in English.