Nona Jones

Nona Jones is a rare combination of preacher, business executive, author, and entrepreneur. She currently serves as Global Ambassador for YouVersion, publicly championing its family of 715M+ downloaded Bible Apps. Her corporate leadership experience includes serving as Chief Content & Partnerships Officer at YouVersion, Head of Global Faith Partnerships at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, and Chief External Affairs Officer for a multi-state school for at-risk girls.

Jones is the bestselling author of “Killing Comparison” and “Success from the Inside Out.” She will release her highly anticipated new book, “The Gift of Rejection,” in October 2024. She has been profiled by ESSENCE Magazine as an “Under 40 Woman to Watch” and Florida Trend Magazine as one of Florida’s “30-Something All Stars.” She is a graduate of Leadership Florida and the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, a joint initiative of President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton.

Jones’s community and civic engagement includes The Links, Incorporated, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and Jack & Jill. She serves on the boards of Christianity Today Magazine and Gloo. She holds a Bachelor of Communication and Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida, where she has been recognized as an Outstanding Young Alumnus. She has completed graduate studies at the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation.

She and her husband, Pastor Tim, lead Open Door Church in Gainesville, FL, and are the proud parents of two boys, Timothy, Jr. and Isaac, and one Goldendoodle girl, Shiloh.