Damon
Jones
Damon Jones
Chief Communications Officer, Procter & Gamble
Damon Jones leads efforts to ensure the world’s largest consumer goods company is recognized as one of the most trusted brands in the world. He leads a consumer-centric communications organization and an equality-focused citizenship agenda that span more than 180 countries.
The 500-person strong global communication discipline led by Jones advances P&G’s growth strategy while building and protecting the image and reputation of the world’s largest consumer goods company and its portfolio of nearly 100 industry-leading brands. The discipline includes influencer marketing, brand and corporate communications, digital and social media, stakeholder engagement, issues advocacy, and crisis management.
P&G and Jones have been well recognized within the CPG industry and beyond for their leadership in creative, advocacy-based campaigns that inspire dialogue and enable collective action in advancing equality for women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and other under-represented groups. These programs have been broadly recognized for their creativity, inspiration, and impact – including multiple Silver Anvils, Cannes Lions, and Primetime Commercial Emmy awards and nominations.
As a key partner in the company’s efforts for driving socially responsible business strategies, Jones has helped lead some of the company’s most creative, impactful and well-recognized advocacy campaigns, including “Widen the Screen,” an award-winning initiative aimed at ensuring greater equity in film, television, and advertising. Through this work, P&G has helped challenge biases while driving meaningful change for consumers and communities around the world.
A recognized thought leader, Jones has joined agenda-setting conversations at Cannes, CES, Bloomberg Equality Summit, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation National Town Hall and more. His work has been recognized with numerous awards spanning equality and inclusion (EBONY Power 100, National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation’s Corporate Leadership Award), communications and marketing strategy (ANA NYC Communicator of the Year, PRWeek Power List, SABRE Award) and creative (Cannes Lions, Silver Lions), among others.
A trusted advisor to the C-suite, Jones has a proven track record of leveraging reputation and relationships to drive brand and business success. During his 20+ year career with P&G, Jones has had responsibility for a diverse set of geographic, organizational, and product portfolios – with assignments in Boston, Geneva, London, and Singapore – leading local, regional and global businesses.
He is known as a catalyst for positive social change within P&G and in the external community, acting as strategic advisor to numerous educational, cultural, and advocacy organizations.