Jonathan Gael

Gael is a CoFounder of the breakthrough technology company, Ether2. Jonathan is responsible for all aspects of business development, including the acquisition of Ether2’s intellectual property from Illinois Institute (IIT, Chicago) and Universidad Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC/CTTC, Barcelona), FRAND licensing and strategic partnerships. Upon winning the coveted DEMOgod(tm) award, Jonathan was quoted in USA Today saying, "This is just the beginning of a dream to return telecommunications to the commons." without contribution to the community. Prior to building Ether2’s founding team, Jonathan spent many years in enterprise sales and as a Director at the revenue growth consulting firm, Unfair Advantage, where he worked with the senior partners of global law firms such as Pillsbury Winthrop, Coudert Brothers and Latham Watkins. Jonathan also served as a Major Account Representative, winning President’s Council Awards for being a top performer at both Nextel Communications and Teligent Communications. Jonathan Gael lives in east West Hollywood, CA, with his wife, Victoria, which he readily admits is the best thing that ever happened to him. Victoria is also the business half of the mother-daughter team that runs Verabella Skin Therapy in the heart of Beverly Hills (www.Verabella.com).