Based in China since 1986, Jonathan has been instrumental in establishing and growing McKinsey's presence in China. In addition to his work helping Chinese and other Asian businesses prepare for global growth, Jonathan is responsible for convening the Firm's work with city and regional authorities in more than 40 geographies around the world. He leads McKinsey's Cities Special Initiative and co-chairs the non-profit think tank Urban China Initiative--a collaborative project of Tsinghua University, and McKinsey & Company--that aims to develop and implement solutions to China's urbanization challenge. Jonathan is also the Asia-based Director of the McKinsey Global Institute where he leads research on productivity, urbanization, infrastructure, inequality and regional economies. Jonathan lectures at Peking University's Guanghua School of Business and the China-Europe International Business School. Jonathan has written five books on China, and he currently has 3 Amazon international business bestsellers.