Josetta Jones is Chevron’s chief diversity and inclusion officer — a role she assumed in February 2021. She leads the diversity, inclusion and ombuds function and oversees strategic D&I partnerships with professional and business associations. Prior to this role, she was managing counsel, intellectual property, where she was responsible for the Intellectual Property Law Group, comprised of trademark attorneys, patent attorneys, patent agents, legal analysts and legal assistants who procure and protect Chevron’s intellectual property.
Jones joined Chevron in 2002 as a patent attorney in the Intellectual Property Law Group. While in the law department, she served for six years as chair of Chevron’s Law Function Diversity Council focused on promoting diversity and inclusion in the legal profession both inside and outside of Chevron.
She has served as a role model volunteer with Techbridge Girls since 2003 and was a member of Techbridge Girls’ California Advisory Board. Jones was named Best Bay Area Counsel – Diversity Champion by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times. She also received the Diversity Champion Award from the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Barristers Club’s Diversity Committee.
Jones received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Northwestern University, a Juris Doctor from Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law and a Master of Law in patent and intellectual property law from George Washington University.
When she’s away from work, she likes book clubbing, traveling, listening to old school rap and hip-hop and spending time with her family and friends.