Jonathan is pursuing a joint JD/MIP and joins the MIP program after his second year at Stanford Law School. Before coming to Stanford, Jonathan attended Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he graduated with degrees in International Relations and Business Finance. At Stanford, Jonathan plans to specialize in International Security, with particular interest in U.S. strategic competition with China and its effects on U.S. policy outside the Indo-Pacific. After Stanford, Jonathan plans to commission as an officer in the U.S. military.