Jonathan has been coaching organizational leaders since 2004. He has been associated with Renewal Associates as a member of the systemic team coaching faculty since 2001.
He is based in New York City, but has lived in France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Brazil and has worked in French, Spanish, German and Portuguese as well as in English. He has an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau France.
Jonathan specializes in using a systemic lens to help teams distinguish between and deal with the influence of organizational and team dynamics on individual and team performance; helping clients to better understand how their performance compares to the expectations of key stakeholders, improve key relationships and deal more effectively with conflict, both inter-cultural and within the same culture(s); assisting clients to identify and overcome important blind-spots and obstacles to greater effectiveness, including (but not limited to) how to manage their emotions.
He has completed the Advanced Diploma in Systemic Team Coaching and is a certified coaching supervisor. He is also certified in the Leadership Circle, Hogan assessments, CCL 360, Team Diagnostic Survey, Team Kanban, Team Effectiveness Survey and Immunity to Change.
Prior to his coaching career, Jonathan was a Senior Director at American Express and oversaw key technology projects. He has coached leaders in the financial, pharmaceutical, chemical, automotive and luxury industries, as well as non-profits in several sectors. He is currently leading a coaching initiative within a US government agency with 48 coaches coaching 24 teams.
Jonathan is also a board member of Coaching for Justice, and organization dedicated to helping coaches to bring a social justice lens more effectively to their coaching engagements.
In addition, Jonathan continues to learn new languages and to travel, whenever possible.