Jonathan is a native of Manila, Philippines, and has lived in New York City whilst completing his Bachelor’s degree in Urban Studies with a minor in Digital Technology at Fordham University. He is a Junior Urban Planner at real estate developer Cathay Land Inc. in the Philippines. 

He is pursuing a Master's in Real Estate Development at IE University School of Architecture & Design in Madrid, Spain. His ambition is to foster environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concepts in real estate development in the Philippines. 

He has co-founded Project Lethe, which is a website dedicated to helping IB Diploma students revise Business Management content. Additionally, he is a passionate extemporaneous public speaker and debater, having had the privilege of attending multiple foreign-affairs conferences, such as The Hague International Model United Nations in Singapore, as well as West Point's SCUSA Foreign Policy and the US Naval Academy's NAFAC conferences. 

His hobbies include badminton, golf, bowling, sports photography, and creative fiction writing.