Jonathan Jackson is a writer, speaker, and entrepreneur highly focused on community, culture, and commerce intersections.

Former Executive Director of Narrative & Content at Standard Chartered Bank, driving strategy across 40+ global markets in Digital Channels and Data Analytics from Singapore.

Co-founder of Blavity Inc. and former Head of Corporate Brand, overseeing go-to-market strategies and industry penetration to establish it as a prominent media brand for Black millennials and Gen Z in the U.S., reaching over 100 million monthly.

Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society in 2019, researching black media evolution in the digital age and its impact on advertising globally.

Jonathan's educational background includes studies at Saint Paul's School, a B.A. in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis, and completion of programs at Harvard Business School and Harvard University as a Nieman Fellow.

He holds various advisory and leadership roles with organizations like sparks & honey, the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard, Nielsen, and Red Table Talk Enterprises at Westbrook Inc., among others.