Archie L. Jones, Jr. is an accomplished author, educator, speaker, advisor and investor. As the founder and CEO of NxGen COACH NetworkTM, he draws from his own leadership journey to empower and coach the next generation of global leaders through speaking engagements, workshops, his podcast, and new book, The Treasure You Seek: A Guide to Developing and Leveraging Your Leadership Capital. In this book, available now, Archie shares deeper insights and expertise in leadership capital to coach aspiring and seasoned leaders towards their dreams. 

An award-winning Harvard Business School professor, Archie develops and delivers innovative curriculum focused on entrepreneurial leadership. For three decades, he has led successful private equity investments and value creation in public and private companies, including Merrill Lynch, Parthenon Capital, Kenexa, IBM and NOW Corporation. With his focus on strategy, private equity and corporate M&A transactions, Archie led investments across a variety of industries and sectors in the US, Asia and Europe. He is an operating partner and senior advisor for Six Pillars Partners.

Archie was named one of Savoy Magazine’s “Most Influential Black Corporate Directors,” recognized by Board Prospect’s as one of “100 Black Board Members Making a Difference”, is a member of The Executive Leadership Council, contributes to Impact Entrepreneur Magazine, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Corpay. (NYSE:CPAY). His social impact work with organizations such as Year Up, Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs and New Profit drive innovation and systemic change. Archie is also a faculty co-sponsor of Harvard Business School’s Black Investment Club, faculty advisor to the school’s Social Enterprise Initiative, and is the faculty lead of the Upswell Forum. Additionally, he serves as Board Chairman of Project Evident and is a board member of the Genesys Works and the Elev8 Foundation.

In 2023, Archie and NxGen Coach NetworkTM launched the Training Camp for Leaders with Archie L. Jones, Jr podcast. Now a top-ranked podcast, the show features a range of topics from entrepreneurship to pursuing board service and offers an additional way for Archie to reach aspiring and seasoned leaders with insights from his own learnings as well as from other accomplished leaders. Guests have included Lynn Martin, President of the New York Stock Exchange, Chuck Gray, US CEO and Board Practice Leader of Egon Zhender, Mr. Wonderful aka Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank, and others.

Archie is a NACD Certified Director, Certified Public Accountant, graduate of Morehouse College and Harvard Business School, and enjoys fishing and golf with his 3 sons.