Imara Jones

Imara Jones, whose work has won Emmy and Peabody Awards, is the creator of TransLash Media, a cross-platform journalism, personal storytelling and narrative project, which produces content to shift the current culture of hostility towards transgender people in the US. TransLash was nomiated for a Queerty Award for Best Digital Series. Jones was also the host of The Last Sip a weekly, half-hour news show which targeted Millennials of color, especially women and the LGBTQ community.

In 2019 she chaired the first-everUN High Level Meeting on Gender Diversity with over 600 participants.

Jones’ work as a host, on-air news analyst, and writer focuses on the full-range of social justice and equity issues. She has been featured regularly in a number of leading news outlets such as The Guardian, The Nation, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, Mic, The Grio,Colorlines and In The Thick podcast. She was also interviewed for the New York City Trans Oral History Project in collaboration with the New York Public Library.

Jones has held economic policy posts in the Clinton White House and communications positions at Viacom where she led the award-winning Know HIV-AIDS campaign. She holds degrees from the London School of Economics and Columbia. Jones is currently a Soros Equality Fellow and on the board of the Anti Violence Projectand the New Pride Agenda.

Jones holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Columbia University, and a master's degree in economics from the London School of Economics.Prior to her career in journalism, Jones worked on international trade policy at the Clinton White House, and as an executive at Viacom.

Jones has won Emmy and Peabody awards for her work. She was named a 2018 Champion of Pride by The Advocate magazine. Imara was also rewarded the 2018Voqal Fellowship.