Jonathan Donner has extensive senior executive experience leading global teams and broad expertise in consulting, advising, and designing leadership development programs for the world’s foremost organizations.
A recognized expert in the fields of Leadership Development, Talent, and Learning, Jonathan Donner has led some of the world’s most pioneering global leadership development programs and largest learning transformations. His expertise spans diverse sectors – including Consumer Products, Financial Services, Retail, Technology, and NGOs – at some of the world’s most successful global enterprises.
Jonathan has been extensively featured and quoted by premier business media like Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloan Management Review, and The Economist, in numerous bestselling leadership books, and in the Executive Education programs at Harvard Business School and IMD Business School in Switzerland.
For over 20 years, he has coached and worked with executives from multiple sectors and serves on the board of a global NGO focusing on cross-boundary leadership development for students and leaders around the world.
Jonathan thrives on the challenge of crafting solutions that integrate leadership development, talent management, and organizational culture to fulfill strategic ambitions. He offers extensive experience in all facets of leadership development, including recruitment, assessment, performance management, learning, HR systems, leadership and change management, and succession planning.
Across his career, Jonathan has successfully led large global teams at organizations including Amazon, Unilever, Marks & Spencer, the United Nations, Credit Suisse, Philip Morris, and Altria, and has been recognized as one of the top professionals in his field for his innovations and accomplishments.
Jonathan’s distinctiveness comes from his extensive senior executive experience leading global teams and his broad expertise in consulting, advising, and designing leadership development programs for the world’s foremost organizations. His background as a senior executive offers him a strategic viewpoint on leadership issues, while his deep consulting experience allows him to craft and implement cutting-edge development programs.
Jonathan’s academic background includes an MA (Honors) in Social and Political Science from the University of Cambridge and a BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Jonathan is a certified Executive Leadership Coach (World Association of Business Coaching Accreditation).
Some of the books Jonathan has been featured in
