Kirstin L. Jones is Vice President of Digital Marketing & Community Engagement at First Women’s Bank, the first bank focused on the women’s economy and closing the gender lending gap. She supports the bank’s digital strategy and is spearheading the launch of the First Women’s Business Collective, a national platform connecting business owners with tools, training, and access to capital. She also leads strategic partnerships and events that expand the bank’s reach and impact. Before her current role, Kirstin served as Chief of Staff, working closely with the executive management team to operationalize the bank at its inception. Prior to joining First Women’s Bank, Kirstin was Deputy Chief of Staff, Finance & Public Engagement at the Obama Foundation, working with the CFO on financial leadership and business diversity initiatives and supporting the EVP of Civic Engagement in community affairs, partnerships, and alumni engagement for the Obama Presidential Center. She also served in the Obama Administration as an Associate in the White House Presidential Personnel Office and later as a political appointee at the U.S. Small Business Administration, where she traveled nationwide advocating for small business owners, promoting SBA resources, and expanding opportunities in underserved communities.
Kirstin enjoys serving her community; she is an associate board member of Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford as well as Sunshine Enterprises, and a board member of DanceWorks Chicago. She is a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women – Metropolitan Chapter. Kirstin earned her Master of Business Administration from Loyola University Chicago as a Baumhart Scholar and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Barnard College, Columbia University.