Jonathan Crystal is Managing Partner of New York-based Crystal Venture Partners, which invests in transformational early-stage businesses at the intersection of Insurance and Technology.

Previously, he was a principal of third-generation national insurance brokerage firm, Crystal & Company. As the firm’s Chief Financial Officer, he was responsible for the firm’s operations and played a pivotal role in the firm’s growth. He successfully guided the firm through its acquisition by Alliant Insurance Services in 2018.

Jonathan has presented to audiences across the country on topics of family risk management, including Attorneys for Family-Held Enterprises, Family Business Network, Family Firm Institute, Family Office Association, Family Office Exchange, and Institute for Private Investors.

Active in the community, Jonathan serves on the Board of Central Synagogue, is a Trustee of The Jewish Museum, and serves as the Chair of Young Presidents Organization’s Gotham Chapter. He previously served on the Executive Committee of the YPO Global Family Business Network.

Jonathan began his professional career as a management consultant and project manager with Oliver Wyman, where he focused on risk management and strategy work with financial institutions in Europe and North America. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree from the School of Public & International Affairs.