W Randall Jones

Bio

Randy has 30 years of management experience in the media and entertainment sector. He is the founder of Worth Magazine, the former Publisher of Esquire, the youngest publisher of a major magazine in history when, at age 29, he took the helm of the men's lifestyle monthly. As a serial entrepreneur, Mr. Jones spearheaded the launch of The American Benefactor—the first magazine about philanthropy from the donor’s perspective—and he bought Civilization: The Magazine of the Library of Congress. Random House published his first book, The Greatest Stock Picks of All Time, in 2004 and Hachette published his most recent book, The Richest Man in Town. A graduate of the University of Georgia School of Journalism, Jones was honored to receive the school's John E. Drewry Award as the outstanding alumnus of the year, and he was awarded the Alumni Merit Award—the highest honor awarded to an alumnus of the University of Georgia.