Jonathan Peachey

Jonathan has been involved in the development, financing and/or growth of more than a dozen consumer businesses, primarily in the telecommunications, technology and transportation sectors.

For 15 years Jonathan worked closely with Sir Richard Branson, one of the world's most inspiring and prolific entrepreneurs. He held several senior positions at Virgin Group, ultimately being appointed CEO of Virgin Group North America, where he oversaw the development of the Virgin brand and portfolio in the region.

Jonathan was an early executive at commercial spaceflight venture Virgin Galactic, a co-founder of The Spaceship Company, which designs and manufactures advanced composite structures for Virgin Galactic and others, and was heavily involved in the financing, launch and growth of low-fare airline Virgin America (NASDAQ:VA, acquired by Alaska Airlines). He served on the boards of all three companies as well as the board of Virgin Atlantic and others.

Jonathan left Virgin in 2013 to become CEO of Filip Technologies, creator of ‘FiLIP' – an award-winning wearable phone and locator for kids, enabling parents and kids to stay connected and kids to get help in an emergency. FiLIP was the first consumer wearable with fully independent cellular voice-calling capability to achieve FCC and PTCRB certifications, and was launched with major wireless carriers AT&T and Telefonica. After the business was sold in 2016, Jonathan formed TriBeCa Advisory Partners to advise clients on strategy, business development, business model optimization and financing.

Jonathan is a mentor at leading business accelerator Techstars and is a co-owner of the San Francisco Deltas professional soccer team. Originally from the UK, he is a graduate of the University of Warwick and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London. He lives in New York City with his wife and young daughter.