Jonathan Grimm is the co-founder and CTO of Toast, Inc., which is an all-in-one restaurant technology platform that was built specifically for restaurants in mind. Grimm’s work with Toast includes spearheading the software and technology efforts, focuses on scalable infrastructure as well as technology architecture. Grimm began his career working for Endeca where he was a technical consultant and then... read full bio
The fields of psychology, ethics, and leadership have all been forever changed by the eminent scholar and author Jonathan Haidt. In his role as Professor of Ethical Leadership at the Stern School of Business at New York University, he has coupled his in-depth knowledge of human behavior with his enthusiasm for promoting moral decision-making and accountable leadership. Haidt has received considerable... read full bio
Jonathan Katz is an American comedian, actor, and voice actor who is best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist. He currently releases podcasts entitled Hey, We're Back on. Dr. Katz originally aired on Comedy Central from 1995 to 2002, and starred Katz as a professional therapist whose patients were chiefly other comedians and... read full bio
Giving voice to those who are seldom heard, Kozol's best sellers have influenced America's social agenda for over 25 years. His landmark Death at an Early Age pioneered the fight to save our inner-city schools. Illiterate America launched the campaign against illiteracy. And his ground-breaking Rachel and Her Children ignited a national debate on homelessness. His latest book is Amazing... read full bio
Jonathan Lovitz is a nationally recognized speaker, advocate and lobbyist whose focus is on diversity, inclusion, opportunity, and LGBT rights. Lovitz has been the Senior Vice President of the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce where Lovitz oversees government policy, strategic partnerships and media affairs. Lovitz has also previously served as the Communications Director and acting Executive Director of StartOut. Lovitz... read full bio
Jonathan MacDonald is the founder of the Thought Expansion Network and an internationally renowned speaker. His core messages focus on expanding people's thinking about change, and how that impacts the future, exploring the opportunities that this perpetually changing, digitally and technologically enhanced landscape create. He is one of the few people that companies including Google, Apple, P&G, Unilever, NestleĢ, Microsoft and... read full bio
Jonathan Merritt is an American author. His books focus on Christian Environmentalism. He has written hundreds of articles about this issue. He first entered the public eye when he organized a national coalition of Christian leaders who care about the creation, founding the Southern Baptist Environment and Climate Initiative. He was subsequently asked to serve on the White Houses faith-based... read full bio
Jonathan Mildenhall inspires us to reflect on what our purpose is while encouraging businesses to envision a better world through creativity, humanity, and purposeful, authentic branding. Jonathan is an internationally renowned thought leader in the worlds of business strategy and creative excellence. A proponent of purposeful branding – Jonathan is passionate about connecting consumers with brands in a meaningful, authentic way... read full bio
Trained as a physician in the late 1950s, Jonathan Miller first came to prominence in the 1960s with his role in the BBC comedy sketch showBeyond the Fringe with fellow writers and performers Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett. Despite having seen few operas and not knowing how to read music, he began stage-directing them in the 1970s and... read full bio
Jonathan Mooney is a dyslexic writer and activist who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. Jonathan Mooney is a graduate of Brown Universitys class of 2000 and holds an honors degree in English Literature. Jonathan is founder and President of Project Eye-To-Eye, a mentoring and advocacy non-profit organization for students with learning differences. Project Eye-To-Eye... read full bio
The place to go for straightforward, seasonally appropriate food is Sweetgreen, whose co-founder and co-CEO is Jonathan Neman. Just three months after graduating from college, Jonathan and his co-founders, Nathaniel Ru and Nicolas Jammet, founded Sweetgreen and launched their first site in Georgetown, Washington, DC. Sweetgreen has become a national brand with more than 70 stores spanning the East Coast,... read full bio
Jonathan “Jonah” Nolan is an English-American screenwriter, producer, director, and author. Nolan is known for exploring the mysteries and power of advanced technology in his works. He is the co-creator (along with his wife, Lisa Joy) of HBO’s sci-fi thriller, Westworld, and creator of the television series, Person of Interest. Nolan and his brother, Christopher Nolan, have co-written several popular... read full bio
How do you stand out, rise above the noise, and get your organizations voice heard online Having successfully guided the growth of digital businesses for everyone from Hollywood talent agency ICM Partners to BuzzFeed and Google, Jonathan Perelman knows how to do it right. Perelman believes that content is king but distribution is queenand she wears the pants. Pulling from... read full bio
Jonathan Rick helps audiences make sense of- and money from- digital communications. President of the Jonathan Rick Group, a digital communications firm in Washington, DC, Mr. Rick also writes for publications including Mashable and Fast Company, teaches at the University of Maryland, and serves on the board of directors of the International Association of Business Communicators. Jonathan’s presentations are highly... read full bio
Jonathan Romero is the founder and CEO of FLKR LYTR, LLC, a dynamic lifestyle brand that specializes in creating innovative and stylish products for the modern consumer. Born and raised in New York City, Jonathan was always drawn to the vibrant energy and fast-paced lifestyle of the city, and he channeled that passion into his entrepreneurial pursuits. With a background in... read full bio
Jonathan Safran Foer is an American novelist who is best known for his novels “Everything Is Illuminated,” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close,” and “Here I Am.” Foer was born in Washington, D.C. and while a teenager, he traveled to Israel on a Bronfman youth fellowship. Foer went on to study at Princeton University where he took a writing course with... read full bio
Jonathan Sarna is an American professor who is the Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History in the department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He is also director of the Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program. Sarna was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and he was raised in New York City... read full bio
Jonathan Scott is an English zoologist, photographer, and television presenter who specializes in African wildlife. Scott was raised in Berkshire, England, and he studied at Queen’s University, Belfast. Later in life, Scott traveled to Johannesburg where he has lived since. He went on to become a resident naturalist at Mara River Camp before going on to be a resident naturalist... read full bio
Jonathan Van Ness is an American hairdresser, television personality, and podcaster. He is best known for the web series “Gay of Thrones”, and for playing himself as the grooming expert on the Netflix series “Queer Eye”. During his time studying in high school, Van Ness was the first male cheerleader to perform at Quincy Senior High School. He went on... read full bio
Jonathan Webb is the founder and CEO of AppHarvest, which is a company that helps build some of the largest indoor farms in the world. AppHarvest works with conventional agricultural techniques and today’s technology to produce and grow non-GMO chemical-free produce that goes on to be sold in grocery markets all over the United States. The greenhouses that AppHarvest produces... read full bio
