Safiya Jones-Colbert is a senior advisor and executive strategist, the person high-profile leaders and organizations turn to when the work is serious and the relationships matter.

Across more than twenty years in government, corporate, nonprofit, and founder-led enterprises, the through line has been the same: strategy, relationships, and execution in service of real impact. She leads from behind the scenes, with discretion and intention, moving complex, high-stakes work forward and building the teams, relationships, and operating infrastructure that make it possible.

She began her career in community relations at a Los Angeles nonprofit. Public service came next, as Communications Director and Legislative Deputy for Los Angeles City Council District 11. She then spent six years in corporate leadership, heading community affairs at Cbeyond, a publicly traded technology company. There she built a nationally recognized corporate social responsibility strategy and stewarded relationships with chambers of commerce and trade organizations across the country.

She also spent several years as strategic right hand, senior advisor, and organizational anchor to a nationally recognized public figure, at the center of a multifaceted enterprise spanning media, publishing, speaking, and community impact. It was the kind of role where discretion, relationships, and strategic clarity are everything.

Today, through Safiya & Co., she serves as senior advisor and strategic partner to leaders across sectors, in long-term advisory relationships built on trust, discretion, and results.

Safiya holds an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School and a B.S. in Public Policy and Management from the University of Southern California.