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Darius Jones is the Founder & Executive Director of the National Black Empowerment Council (NBEC), a membership organization whose mission is to close the systemic wealth, influence and achievement gaps between African Americans and more structurally advantaged groups. Formerly, Darius served as the Deputy National Political Director for Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign. He helped develop strategies which enabled Bloomberg to realize a tenfold increase in his support within the African American community, earning the endorsements of hundreds of Black elected officials in only a few months. Prior to the campaign, Darius spent a decade as National African American Constituency Director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).