Bob Jimenez is senior vice president of corporate affairs at Cox Enterprises. Jimenez serves as the chief communications counsel to members of the executive team and leads the management of the company’s reputation and strategic communications across Cox Enterprises.
He is responsible for leading communications; digital platforms; public affairs and issues management; ESG engagement and corporate giving. He also oversees the company’s event services and corporate travel teams serving as an enterprise-wide resource for the company’s 55,000 employees.
Prior to joining Cox in 2003, Jimenez was a director of global communications and international marketing at AFC Enterprises. In 1999, he joined Walt Disney World as manager of public affairs and in 1992, served as administrative director of marketing and public relations for Advent Health.
Jimenez serves on the board of trustees of The Woodruff Arts Center and as a member of the Board of Advisors for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Previously, he served on the boards of the Latin American Association, Leadership Atlanta, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, the United Way of Greater Atlanta, National Hispanic Corporate Council, and Elon University School of Communications.
Jimenez earned a master’s of business administration degree with an emphasis in marketing and international business from Rollins College and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern Adventist University, where he was recognized as alumnus of the year in 2015.
In 2007, Hispanic Business magazine named Jimenez one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in America and since 2018, he’s been named one of the 50 Most Influential Latinos in Georgia by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.