Biography
Angela Smith Jones is the Acting Vice President of University Relations for Indiana University where she leads IU’s government relations efforts at the state and federal level, as well as economic engagement, partnering with Indiana business leaders and communities to enhance the vitality of the state.
Prior to her current role, Angela served as Associate Vice President for State Relations. Before coming to IU, Smith Jones served as the Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion at Health & Hospital Corporation including Eskenazi Health, IEMS, Marion County Public Health Department and led the supplier diversity strategy for HHC.
In 2016, she was named the first Deputy Mayor for Economic Development for Indianapolis under Mayor Joe Hogsett where she oversaw Develop Indy, the city’s economic development organization; Employ Indy, the city’s workforce improvement board; Office of Minority and Women Business Development; and worked closely with the Office of International and Latino Affairs. Smith Jones has also served as General Counsel and Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs with the Indy Chamber before she joined the Hogsett administration.
A native of Indianapolis, Smith Jones is a graduate of DePaul University College of Law in Chicago where she earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence. Prior to law school, she completed her undergraduate studies at Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio, with a degree in Broadcast/Journalism.
Angela Smith Jones serves on the boards of Employ Indy, Indiana Latino Expo, The International Center, the Leadership Indianapolis Board, and the Cathedral High School Board of Directors.