Jonathan has been a general counsel of large companies for more than 20 years.
He provides non-legal advice to clients on topics such as ethics and compliance programs, corporate governance trends and best practices, relationships with boards of directors and best practices for management of large legal departments. Jon draws on his rich experience with multiple Fortune 500 global companies to share practical, real world advice with Benesch’s clients.
Jon served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Flex from January 2011 through June 2016. Flex is a leading Sketch-to-Scale solutions company that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world. With more than 200,000 professionals across 30 countries, the company provides innovative design, engineering, manufacturing, real-time supply chain insight, and logistics services to companies of all sizes in various industries.
At Flex, Jon had global responsibility for providing legal support and directing legal department operations. He was personally actively engaged with executive management and the board of directors in establishing and running the Flex global ethics and compliance program and implementing corporate governance best practices. He also led the corporate security function and U.S. Government Affairs activities at Flex.