“This is not the Princeton of Woodrow Wilson’s time”

José E. Feliciano, an MAE Alum (’94), and his wife Kwanza Jones (Princeton graduate ‘93), make a major donation to support the University’s strategic goal of undergraduate expansion. Two adjoining dormitories are being constructed in one of the two new residential colleges being built at Princeton and will be named after them.

Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano have made a major gift to Princeton University, a $20 million contribution that is the largest gift to date by Black and Latino donors, and one of a few extraordinary alumni commitments to the university’s strategic goal of undergraduate expansion, with the construction of two adjoining dormitories in one of the two new residential colleges being built at Princeton.

Representing the changing face of higher-ed philanthropy, largest gift to the University by Black and Latino donors expands Princeton’s ability to attract and support talented students from all backgrounds

Largest gift to the University by Black and Latino donors expands ability of University to attract and support talented students from all backgrounds and highlights the promise of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for the larger community.

Clearlake-co founder José Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones, aim to help the school house more students

Kwanza Jones is many things: an investor, a venture capitalist, a CEO, and an artist; but most importantly, Jones is what she calls a “catalyst,” someone who makes it her business to energize and empower others. Since 2014, Jones has been the co-founder and CEO of the Kwanza Jones & José E. Feliciano Initiative, a philanthropic grant-making and investment organization aiming to impact the areas of education, entrepreneurship, equal opportunity, and empowerment.

During commencement exercises on May 4, Dr. Kwanza Jones told Bennett College graduates to continue uplifting and supporting each other and to always recognize their greatness – even when others don’t…

Kwanza Jones, a prominent investor, philanthropist, lawyer and founder/CEO of lifestyle brand SUPERCHARGED® , will deliver Bennett College’s Commencement address on Saturday, May 4, at 10 a.m. on the campus Quadrangle. Jones and her husband, José E. Feliciano, made an historic donation of $1 million to the #StandWithBennett Campaign…

Private Equity for Puerto Rico (“PE for PR” or “the Fund”), formed by a group of leading private equity firms, including Clearlake Capital Group, Valor Equity Partners, StepStone Group, Palladium Equity Partners, LLC and MoonSail Capital, LLC, along with the Kwanza Jones and José E. Feliciano Initiative today announced that the fund…