Inspired & Inspiring
I believe every moment is an opportunity. Our actions at any point in time lead us to new possibilities. I lift people and organizations to their next level.
chief global affairs officer
international expansion ♦ foreign government relations
change management ♦ global risk management
university-industry collaboration
compliance ♦ culture ♦ ethics and values
policy development ♦ people development governance
Global Executive
Head of Global Strategy - 20+ years
- University of California, Irvine (2014-present)
- Seattle University (2010-2014)
- College of Business, University of Texas, San Antonio (2005-2010)
- Escola de Administração de Empresas, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brasil (1999-2005)
Committed to innovative partnerships. Co-founder:
- Sumaq Education Alliance, eight university partnership for executive education
- One MBA, five-school, four-continent executive master’s degree
- Border Business Course, three schools in Mexico and US
- Various university – corporate collaborations
Transformational Leader
Passionate about board service - 10+ years
Poised for corporate role
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Association Boards
- Business Association for Latin American Studies (President)
- Association of International Education Administrators (Finance Committee)
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Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administraciòn
- Not-for-Profit Boards
- World Affiars Council, Orange County
- World Affairs Council, Seattle
- Global Washington, Global Education Committee
- Free Trade Alliance, San Antonio
- Mexico Center, UTSA, San Antonio
- Board Training
- Wharton Corporate Governance Certificate
Educator
Award-winning professor, executive Development
Executive Education & workshops
Dozens of workshops and training programs offered for executive development, most in international management and marketing. Some titles include:
- Mercadeo International (International Marketing) @ Universidad Centroamericana, Nicaragua
- Integrated Marketing Communication @ Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, Trinidad
- Case Training for Consultants, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
- International Teams, Stockholm School of Economics in Russia
University Courses - undergrad through doctoral
Fifteen years teaching for-credit courses, undergraduate, master’s and doctoral as full-time faculty and as visiting faculty. Some titles and schools include:
- Brain power: The psychology of branding @ Rotterdam School of Management
- Mercadeo International (International Marketing) @ Universidad Centroamericana, Nicaragua
- Case Training for Consultants @ Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
- International Teams @ Stockholm School of Economics in Russia
- Global Marketing Management ( faculty team from Brazil, China, Mexico, Netherlands, U.S.)
- Strategies for the Border Corridor, U.S. – Mexico (three universities)
- Advertising and Media ( with Globo Television Network, Brazil)
- Principles of Advertising and Public Relations (first online course for Cornell University)
Publications - Books and articles
Some works include:
- Doing Business in South America, Dorling Kindersley, business guide
- Co-editor, Gestão Empresarial: Estratégias de Marketing (Business Management: Marketing Strategies)
- “It’s Not Black and White: Advertising and Race in Cultural Context” in Journal of Global Marketing
- Co-editor, Innovation in Business Education in Emerging Markets
- Featured columns in the Albuquerque Tribune (1993) and Evansville Journal (2004)
About
Bio
- Victoria Jones is Chief Global Affairs Officer of the University of California, Irvine (UCI), a public university with a $2.7 billion budget, $653 million in research funding, 25,000 employees, and 38,000 students in 2023. Victoria was hired as the first senior international officer and transformed the enterprise with its first international strategic investments, new organizational structures, marketing communications, government compliance, foreign government relations, and global risk management. From the time she joined UCI in 2014, funding from international sources doubled, research with international partners increased by 30%, study abroad grew by 120%. Victoria effectively navigates between cultures and is attuned to diverse interests. She is American-Brazilian, raised in Hawaii, living in California. Before joining UCI, she established new international operations for Seattle University in Washington, the School of Business at the University of Texas in San Antonio, and Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil. She has worked in the arts, in public relations, and was, for a short time, a radio disk jockey.
Education
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Ph.D. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2001)
Major Field: Intercultural Communication Minor Fields: Marketing Organizational Behavior
Dissertation: Consumer Response to Reference Group Symbols in Brazilian Advertising -
M.A. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1988) Major Field: Mass Communications
Thesis: A Study of Para-social Relationships - B.A. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (1985) Double Major: Broadcast Journalism and Political Science
Languages
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English - native
Portuguese - fluent
Spanish - proficient
Etc.
- hiking & backpacking
- running
- design
- family & friends
- home is Morro Bay, CA
Resources
Many people have been generous to me through the years!
This is a collection of resources I am happy to share.
Use whatever is useful to you.
