Jonathan studied fishery management and fish farming at the Hampshire Collage of Agriculture, now Sparsholt Collage. He has been a director and fishery manager of Timsbury Fishery Limited for 35 years.

Jonathan is the and has sat on a variety of Environment Agency Committees. Jonathan has been a director of recreational salmon fishing business in Ireland. He has always taken a strong interest in the environment and the natural world and has a particular interest in green, renewable energy sector and carbon capture.

Jonathan has had several of roles away from the Countryside including chairman of Winchester Cathedrals enterprise company for 12 years and a presiding Justice in the Magistrates Court and Youth Court for 30 years. He also writes for the Trout and Salmon magazine.