Rashida Jones is former President of MSNBC, the premiere destination for breaking news, award-winning journalism, in-depth analysis and informed perspectives. She was responsible for oversight of all programming, editorial units, business development, and technical operations.
In this role, she increased viewership and market share for the brand, ending 2023 as the most-watched cable network, adding more viewers than any other television network. Jones has also transformed what was known as a television brand into an omnichannel experience.
Before taking on the role of President in February 2021, Rashida Jones served as Senior Vice President at NBC News and MSNBC. In this role, she spearheaded cross-platform breaking news and major events for both networks, including coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and the networks’ Decision 2020 coverage, including presidential debates, town halls, primaries, and special election nights and forums.
Rashida Jones is a member of the Paley Center Media Council, the Executive Leadership Council, and Milken Institute’s Executive Women’s Circle.
In 2023, Rashida Jones received the RTDNA Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award and the Alliance for Women in Media’s Gracies Leadership Award. She is a board member of the Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Journalism.
Rashida Jones received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Media-Arts Broadcast from Hampton University, where she launched a scholarship in her name.
In high-performance environments, the real challenge isn’t the pressure; it’s how we respond to it. Trust is the ultimate leadership currency and determines whether teams fracture or flourish. In this keynote, Rashida Jones explores how leaders earn, protect, and multiply trust when the stakes are high. She explains how self-trust fuels clear decision-making, how trust within teams builds resilience, and how trust from others strengthens credibility under fire. Attendees leave with a framework for leading through intensity that is grounded in composure, accountability, and the kind of steady confidence that inspires people to follow when the pressure is on.
Change is constant, but disruption is defining. Drawing from her experience leading creative teams and shaping how stories, culture, and media reflect the moment we’re in, Rashida shows how reinvention is not just survival, but strategy. She explores how curiosity fuels progress, how technology like AI expands creative possibility, and how the most effective leaders turn uncertainty into momentum.
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