Honorary Professor, School of Medicine, Cardiff University
Member Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Leadership Council, Singapore
Jonathon is a passionate leader of large scale change, and brings over thirty years of experience as a medical doctor, academic, CEO, executive team member, and as a director of local, national and international improvement and innovation.
Jonathon designed and co-led the 1000 lives Campaign in Wales; established and led an Innovation Institute in New Zealand delivering the 20,000 days Campaign and more than 10 improvement collaboratives. Jonathon was the founding Director of the Asia Pacific Innovation Conferences (APAC) that brought together thousands of passionate colleagues annually. Jonathon and colleagues supported Dr Michael Dixon’s inspirational work, building a ‘pop-up’ Institute for Social Prescribing in England.
Jonathon is very proud to have spent time as an Ambassador for the Hillary Institute and the co-creator of the Centre for Health Leadership, Innovation, Management and Beliefs (CLIMB)
Most notably, in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, Jonathon led the design and build of the ‘surge hospital’ for Cardiff, a 2000 bed hospital, built in 6 weeks, in the national rugby stadium. As a result of seeing young leaders ‘running towards the fire’ in 2022 Jonathon established ‘Climb’, a Welsh future leaders programme, and developed close links to similar programs in Singapore and London.
In 2024, with the support of King Charles III, Jonathon brought together a group of emerging and experienced leaders from across the Commonwealth countries to launch the Commonwealth Leadership Institute.