Andrew Jones ’82 became president of Cal State Long Beach in August 2025, and will lead the university until a new permanent president is appointed and able to begin their service. Prior to his appointment, he served as Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel for the California State University and as the Secretary of the Board of Trustees.
As Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel, Jones supervised the operations of the Office of General Counsel (OGC) and oversaw all legal services for the CSU. His legal team includes litigators and university counsel who provide all manner of legal services to the campuses in areas as varied as labor and employment (e.g., discrimination and harassment, collective bargaining, the FLSA and privacy), business and finance (e.g., capital planning and facilities management, CEQA, contracts and procurement), and academic and student affairs (e.g., immigration and residency, student discipline, student loans, and Title IX and athletic association compliance).
Jones joined the Office of General Counsel in October 2000 and was University Counsel for several CSU campuses as well as team leader for the OGC’s Business & Finance Team. He also served in an interim capacity as the Vice Chancellor of Human Resources. Prior to his current role, Jones served as Associate Vice Chancellor and Deputy General Counsel.
Jones is a product of the California higher education system. During his four years as a student at CSU Long Beach, he worked five days a week at the local community college and graduated in the top 1percent of his class (4.0 GPA) from CSU Long Beach with a B.S. in Business Administration. He earned his J.D. degree at the University of California, Davis, where he received the Outstanding Advocate Award and served as Chair of the Moot Court Board.
Prior to joining the CSU, Jones was in private practice and was a partner in the Los Angeles firm of Adams, Duque & Hazeltine. He later was a partner in his own firm, Myers & Jones, LLP. After 15 years in private practice, Jones returned to the CSU in 2000 to serve the institution that gave him his start.
