Bio

Jonathan is a seasoned CEO with leadership experience in managing complex organizations in business, government and nonprofit environments. He currently serves as CEO of ADL, the oldest anti-hate organization in the world and one of the longest standing civil rights groups in the US. Since joining in 2015, Jonathan dramatically has transformed the agency by modernizing its operations, innovating its products, overhauling its governance, increasing its revenue and enhancing its impact. He has been named to the list of Top 50 Nonprofit Leaders by the Nonprofit Times in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Jonathan has launched and led successful high-growth companies and worked in senior positions at several public companies. In these roles, Jonathan has achieved multiple exits (IPO, trade sales) while generating shareholder value and social impact. He is the co-founder of Ethos Water (acquired by Starbucks Coffee Company, 2005); founder of All for Good (acquired by Points of Light, 2011); former CEO of GOOD Worldwide; and former VP, Consumer Products at REALTOR.com (IPO, 1999; acquired by News Corp, 2014). He also has served as an advisor to numerous high growth startups and a board member at Kevita (acquired by Pepsico, 2016) and Flying Embers. Jonathan has worked at the highest levels of public service. He is a former Special Assistant to President Obama and Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation (2011-2014) and co-chaired G7 Task Force on Impact Investing (2012-2013). He developed technology and trade policy as an aide at the National Economic Council in the White House and the US Department of Commerce (1993-1997). Jonathan is a frequent guest on news programs and has appeared on ABC, BBC, Bloomberg, CBS, CNBC, CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, NBC News, PBS and other outlets. His writing has been published in New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Atlantic, TIME Magazine, and numerous other outlets. Jonathan has served on the boards of several high-impact nonprofit organizations including the Ron Brown Scholars program, KaBOOM!, and the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles. He was a founding board member of the African Leadership Academy (foundation) and Water.org. Specialties: corporate strategy, organizational design, managing in scale-up and turnaround environments, competitive analysis, brand strategy, customer acquisition strategies, capital raising, non-profit management, and social impact.