Ruth D. Jones

Ruth X serves as CEO of All About Me, M-E-I, an LLC dedicated to motivation, elevation, and inspiration, where she has worked as a motivational speaker since 2019. After retiring in January from a 30-year career at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, she transitioned her lifelong passion for motivational speaking into a business. She began at NASA as an optical materials physicist and concluded her tenure as Deputy Division Chief. Ruth earned her bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 1994, becoming the first female to graduate with that degree from the institution. She received her master's degree in 1997 and her PhD in physics from Alabama A&M University in 2000, making her the second African American female to earn a PhD in physics in Alabama. During her NASA career, she served as an NSAP investigation specialist covering seven regions and received awards for her work on mishaps. She is recognized as one of NASA's modern figures. Ruth is a member of the Society of Women Engineers, the National Society of Black Engineers, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, and Toastmasters. She attributes her success to her inner circle of family, friends, and co-workers, along with strong work ethics rooted in her disciplined upbringing. The best career advice she received was to never eliminate herself and to apply for any position for which she feels qualified.