Jonathan Mandel

Founder & CEO

Profile

Jonathan Mandel is responsible for the overall management, strategy and investment decisions of Tiro. He maintains relationships with Boards, CEOs, entrepreneurs and investment partners including financial institutions, investment funds, institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds and high net worth individuals. He has been involved in recent years in as an advisor and an investor in deals in the financial services, software, technology, healthcare services, medtech, media, ecommerce, retail and consumer, food & beverage, real estate, telecom and industrial sectors in Greater China, Southeast Asia, Europe and the US. Jonathan has a particular expertise in cross border M&A and deal structuring, having advised clients, invested in and executed numerous deals across Asia, Europe and the US over the course of his career.

Prior to founding Tiro’s predecessor firm, in 2009, Jonathan was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley where he held a variety of London and Hong Kong based Investment Banking roles including Head of the Financial Sponsors Group for Asia. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, he held senior roles in Europe for both Goldman Sachs in the Communication, Media and Technology Group and for McKinsey & Company in the Corporate Finance & Strategy practice.

Jonathan currently serves as a Non Executive Director of Hopkins Development London Limited, parent of Kingfisher Mobile, and as a Board Observer at League One Volleyball.

He holds a Bachelor degree from the University of Pennsylvania (magna cum laude, Honours, International Relations 1991), a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins University (SAIS) (International Economics, 1993) and an MBA from INSEAD (1996).

Jonathan is a dedicated distance runner (28 marathons), mediocre but committed tennis player, passionate about Italian food and a keen follower of international affairs

Nationality:
US, UK, Hong Kong Permanent Resident

Raised:
US

Schooled:
US, Italy, UK, France

Worked:
US, UK, Italy, Hong Kong

Languages:
English, Italian, French, Spanish