Fred launched his career after earning a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of South Florida and a Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning from Florida State University. Jones directly links his education to his work in planning, asserting that “urban planning is anthropology” in the way that “human beings develop strategies to respond to their environment.” He brings an encouraging, empathetic, and equitable perspective to urban planning, quoting Jane Jacobs, author of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” to say: “There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them…that we must fit our plans.”