Jonathan Cowling

Jonathan Cowling has over 12 years of work experience. Jonathan began their career in 2009 as a Sales Executive for Liberty Group South Africa. In 2011, they co-founded JJDC Holdings as an Outside Sales employee. In 2015, they were promoted to Co-Founder (APAC Sales & Operations) at JJDC Holdings. In 2017, they became the Head of Business Development at Lado Management Consultants. From 2018 to 2021, they held the role of National Strategic Account Manager - GTW at Google, where they exceeded targets for revenue, project completion dates, and strategic objectives. Jonathan also managed a team of 8 team members with an outstanding Customer Satisfaction Score. In 2021, they moved to CYBAVO as the Director of Global Sales. Currently, they are the Director of Global Sales at Circle, a position they have held since 2022.

Jonathan Cowling has a diverse educational background. Jonathan completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Management and English from the University of KwaZulu-Natal between 2004 and 2008. Jonathan then attended National Taiwan University in 2011 and obtained an Under Grad in Mandarin. From 2012 to 2014, they completed a Diploma in Import Export management from INTEC College. In 2018, they completed an Online Course in Fintech from The University of Hong Kong. Additionally, they have obtained a number of certifications, including Cryptocurrency Tracing Certified Examiner (CTCE) from CipherTrace in 2021, LinuxFoundationX's Blockchain for Business Professional Certificate from The Linux Foundation in 2021, Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Excel and Data Analysis Using Excel from Microsoft in 2019, Querying Data with Transact-SQL from Microsoft in 2019, and Salesforce Platform - Hiker Rank from Trailhead by Salesforce.