Van Jones Biography

Fast Facts

• Co-founded two social justice organizations, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and Color of Change
• Received the NAACP President's Award in 2010, as well as the Commonwealth Club of California Inforum's 21st Century Visionary Award
• Interned at the "Jackson Sun," the "Shreveport Times" and the Associated Press
• Known for his environmental and human rights activism, his television appearances include co-hosting "Crossfire" on CNN
• Worked as the green jobs advisor at the White House in 2009 and was one of the main advocates for the Green Jobs Act, which was signed into law in 2007
• As a child, he was a fan of "Star Wars" and the Kennedys
• Wrote the New York Times Best Sellers "The Green Collar Economy" and "Rebuild the Dream․"