About Jon J Masters
A Career Shaped by Purpose and Transformation
Jon’s career as a problem solver focused on public and private issues like arms control, civil rights, securities research and corporate governance while on a personal journey of self-actualization and fulfillment.
Where Governance Meets Human Insight
Jon has been a trusted advisor to CEOs, corporate staffs, and boards of directors on governance issues and board dynamics. His passion for exploring issues of identity, self-reflection, and assimilation gets people talking and builds bonds with audiences using logic, emotion, and credibility to create convincing arguments.
Leadership Begins With Humanity
He believes that senior leaders are people first and executives second and that developing a sense of altruism and empathy is the most profitable path to fulfilling professional and personal goals. His own experiences overcoming the fatal hazards of the chase led to an epic reevaluation of his own life, as documented in his book, Fear, Fathers, and Family.
Leadership Across Law, Finance, and Governance
Jon has been a managing principal of a corporate governance consulting firm, a senior partner in a law firm, a vice chairman of a securities firm, and a director of both business and non-profit corporations.
Trusted Voice in Global Corporate Governance
He also served as the Legal Advisor to the Blue Ribbon Commission established by the National Association of Corporate Directors on Performance Evaluation of Chief Executive Officers, Boards, and Directors, and is a member of the International Finance Corporation's (World Bank Group) Global Corporate Governance Forum's Private Sector Advisory Group.