Dr. Joseph L. Jones, a notable academic and thought leader, serves as the Executive Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Southern Center for the Studies in Public Policy and holds the rank of Associate Professor of Political Science at Clark-Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. His academic journey includes graduating earning a B.A. in Political Science from Philander Smith University, and attaining his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Clark-Atlanta University.