Jonathan reports to the CEO and serves on the Company’s Executive Team, as well as its Disclosure and Compliance Oversight Committees. His global portfolio includes public policy issues management, nutrition, internal and external communications, corporate social responsibility, community diversity, government affairs, community relations and philanthropy. Jonathan was Vice President of Public Affairs for Taco Bell Corp. before PepsiCo spun-off its restaurant companies in 1997.

Before joining the company, Jonathan served as Asia-Pacific Regional Director for Ogilvy & Mather Public Affairs. He also was Managing Director for Ogilvy’s public affairs offices in Chicago, Singapore, Hong Kong and China. He held a Congressional Internship, was a Staff Assistant in the Carter White House and later assisted the President with his transition to the private sector.

Jonathan is an Executive-in-Residence at Northwestern University’s Medill Graduate School, where he lectures on integrated marketing communications and organization development. He serves as a Director of Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: KND), a leading health services company and on the Advisory Board of Thornton’s Inc., one of the nation’s largest privately held gas and convenience store companies. Additionally, he serves as a Director on several philanthropic boards, including the World Food Program USA, Yum! Foundation (Vice Chairman) and Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the George Washington University (Dean’s List) and his Juris Doctorate at the Western New England College School of Law. He and his wife, Jennifer, have twin sons who are in college in Boston.