Colin Jones has worked as a senior management consultant and has a career which include 20 years in full-time ministry in the Anglican Church and various directorships in both the Not-for-Profit and private sector. He is now a trustee at Desmond Tutu Peace Centre in South Africa.

He served as Dean of St. George’s Cathedral, Cape Town during the tenure of Archbishop Tutu and acted as senior advisor to the Archbishop for 8 years. In 1996, he resigned from full-time ministry. Since then, he has been a director of the Independent Development Trust, a national social development agency, Chief Executive Officer of Spier Wine Farm in Stellenbosch and director of the Anglican Church’s HIV and AIDS programme in Southern Africa. Colin has also held various appointments including chairperson of Iziko Museums of South Africa (appointed by the Minister of Arts and Culture, Science and Technology), commissioner on the Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers (appointed by former-President Mandela) and trustee of the Desmond Tutu Peace Trust. His international activities include vice-chairmanship of The Nobel Peace Laurreates Foundation (Norway) and trusteeship of People to People International(USA) among others.