George Jones is Co-Founder and Partner, IVEST Consumer Partners. Jones is the former CEO of Borders Group, Saks Dept Stores and Roses Stores, President of Warner Bros Consumer Products and EVP of Target Stores. He has also served on the Boards of Liz Claiborne and Guitar Center and was Chairman of the Grammy Foundation. George has a remarkable track record of successfully positioning retail companies and while with Warner Bros achieved 27% compound annual growth in profitability, 400% aggregate profitability growth, and built the second largest licensing company in the world, with annual sales over $7 billion. During his tenure at Warner Bros, George and his team also discovered and launched Harry Potter, the most successful movie franchise in history.