Archie Jones

Archie Jones is Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School with an appointment in both the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management Units. In addition to teaching required curriculum courses in both units, Archie is a co-founder and course head for an elective field course: Scaling Minority Businesses and co-teaches an elective field course: The HBS Impact Fund. In recognition of his positive impact on the Harvard Business School community, he was awarded the 2021 Robert F. Greenhill Award.

He is a Managing Director of Six Pillars Partners, and has held executive positions with both public and private companies including Merrill Lynch, Parthenon Capital, Kenexa and IBM and NOW Corporation. With his focus on strategy, private equity and corporate M&A transactions, Archie has led investments across a variety of industries and sectors in the US, Asia and Europe. Archie continues to serve on the Board of Directors of several corporations and non-profit organizations.

In 2021, Archie was recognized by Savoy Magazine as one of the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors. He currently serves as a Director of Fleetcor Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FLT) and Jobvite, Inc.; Board Chair for Project Evident; and serves on the board of Mickey Leland Kibbutzim Foundation. He also serves as an Investor in Residence at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs and as an Executive in Residence at New Profit, Inc.

Archie is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of Morehouse College and Harvard Business School.