David T. Jones serves as the Chief Behavioral Health Officer focusing on further transforming how Illinois supports mental, emotional and overall behavioral health wellness for all Illinoisians. David previously served as Director for the Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery with Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS/SUPR). IDHS/SUPR oversees and licenses a network of community- based substance use prevention and substance use disorder and recovery Providers. Previously David served as Commissioner of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services. David provided oversight of a $1 billion healthcare agency with nearly one thousand employees. As a Behavioral Health Administrator with over twenty-five years of progressive collaborative management experience, David has produced measurable results to improve the lives of children, adults and families with behavioral health needs. He possesses a vast in- depth knowledge of state and federal regulations inclusive of Medicaid managed care and Mental Health Rehabilitation Standards. David has managed both an urban and suburban public behavioral health system that achieved outcomes inclusive of increasing access to care and expanding the range of services available to people with behavioral health care needs.