Kimberly Jones

Kimberly Jones is the Senior Director, Talent Strategy at the University of California, Irvine. She also holds an appointment as an Instructor, teaching a course in Technology Applications in Talent Management as a member of the Department of Continuing Education.

Prior to joining UCI Kimberly’s career included  a wealth of talent acquisition roles with a wide variety of global organizations - Nationwide Insurance Company, Honda, Raytheon, GE Aviation, Northrop Grumman, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She has staffed positions on all 7 continents along with having successfully completed a 6-week deployment to Antarctica, including 3 days at South Pole.  Also, in 2017, Kimberly successfully launched Kelton Legend; a talent acquisition consulting practice that specializes in talent strategy development, HR technology, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Kimberly is a proud graduate of Wilberforce University and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management. She has also holds a PMP certification and is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt