Van Jones Net Worth

Van Jones has an estimated net worth of $5 million according to Celebrity Net Worth. He has amased a fortune of wealth through his profession.

Van Jones Salary

Van Jones receives a respectable wage . His annual salary is estimated to be $1 Million.

Van Jones Bio

Anthony Kapel “Van” Jones is an American news and political commentator, author and lawyer.He is best known for commenting on politics for CNN. The most well-known CNN television programs that Van Jones has hosted or co-hosted include “Crossfire,” “The Van Jones Show,” and “The Messy Truth.” In addition, he has started or co-started a number of nonprofit organizations, such as Color of Change and the social justice accelerator Dream Corps. Jones is the CEO of the criminal justice reform organization REFORM Alliance in addition to his other endeavors.
He is an Emmy Award winner.

Van Jones Age

Van Jones was born on September 20, 1968 Tennessee, U.S. As of 2023 he is 54 years old.

Van Jones Family

Anthony Kapel Jones and his twin sister Angela were born in Jackson, Tennessee, to high school teacher Loretta Jean and middle school principal Willie Anthony Jones.

Van Jones Spouse

Jones got married to his wife Jana Carter in 2005. Cabral and Mattai were the couple’s two sons before getting divorced in 2019.

Van Jones Career

Jones worked as an intern at publications like the Jackson Sun, the Shreveport Times, and the Associated Press while he was a student at UT Martin. He later joined the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights while enrolled at Yale Law School. Jones started the Bay Area PoliceWatch project, a hotline for victims of police abuse, in 1995.

CNN

Jones joined Stephanie Cutter, S.E. Cupp, and Newt Gingrich as co-hosts of the “Crossfire” reboot of the CNN political debate program in 2013. In the end, the program was canceled in late 2014. Two years later, Jones began producing “The Messy Truth,” a CNN news documentary series that gave rise to the studio discussion series “The Messy Truth with Van Jones.” 2018 saw Jones start off as the host of “The Van Jones Show,” and 2019 saw the debut of “The Redemption Project with Van Jones.”

Along with hosting, Jones frequently provides CNN with political commentary. He has discussed a variety of topics for the network, such as racism, civil unrest, and Supreme Court rulings.

Non Profits

The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, named after the titular activist and civil rights pioneer, was established by Jones in 1996. The organization, which has its headquarters in Oakland, California, works to end urban violence cycles and promote justice, peace, and opportunity there. The Ella Baker Center later broadened its mission to support environmental justice in 2005. In connection with this expansion, the Green-Collar Jobs Campaign was established. Additionally in 2005, Jones and James Rucker co-founded the online civil rights organization Color of Change. The organization, which was established in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, works to strengthen the voices of black Americans and encourage the government to pay more attention to problems that affect black communities.

In 2007, Jones established a new environmental justice organization called Green for All, building on his environmental work with the Ella Baker Center. The organization, which Majora Carter helped co-found, aims to create a green economy while also helping the poor. By combining investment, regulation, and conservation, Green for All accomplishes its mission. Jones co-founded Advocates for Opioid Recovery with Newt Gingrich and Patrick J. Kennedy, among other non-profit endeavors. Along with Matt Haney and Jessica Jackson, he also co-founded the social justice accelerator Dream Corps. The group is the owner and operator of several advocacy initiatives, such as #YesWeCode and #cut50. Jones serves as the CEO of the REFORM Alliance, a criminal justice reform organization.