| Blog | mjones.la |
| Birthplace | Philadelphia |
| Birthdate | 8/13/75 |
| University of Oregon, BA | 1997 |
| International Business & Marketing |
Michael Jones is the former CEO of Userplane and Senior Vice President of AOL. He brought Userplane from a startup services business to an applications provider and an AOL subsidiary.
At AOL, Jones a Senior Vice President and manages Userplane within the Products division. He coordinates with other AOL subsidiaries and internal brands to enable distribution of Web applications to publishers under the Userplane brand.
Jones’ opened his first Web consulting business during his junior year of college, and eventually migrated his practice into PBJ Digital, a 40-person firm that served an estimated 200 companies, including Sony and UPN. After selling PBJ Digital, Jones and his partners, Nate Thelen, Kevin Prentiss, and Javier Hall, formed Userplane.
Jones has a Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Marketing from the University of Oregon.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| GoodReads | 11/07 | Angel | $750k | 5 |
