Jonathan was formerly the Director of Training and Consulting for the Creative Education Foundation, and prior to that worked in advertising and marketing for Leo Burnett, Lintas:USA, and Schutte & Company. His educational background includes a Master's Degree in Creativity and Innovation from the State University of New York (SUNY) College. As a speaker and seminar leader, Jonathan has presented creativity programs to thousands of people throughout the US, Canada, and Brazil as well as programs for Korean audiences.

Jonathan Vehar is a Senior Partner at New & Improved,® LLC, where he works with organizations to develop personal creativity and innovation for teams. Some of the organizations to benefit from his training and facilitation include: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Crayola; Disney; Johnson & Johnson; Macrovision; Pfizer; Wells Fargo and business schools at NYU, U of Rochester (NY) and Georgia Tech. Jonathan was formerly the Director of Training and Consulting for the Creative Education Foundation and has written extensively about creative problem solving. Called an “Innovation Guru” by Investor’s Business Daily, he holds a Master’s Degree in Creativity and Innovation from the State University of New York. Jonathan now lives in Illinois, with his wife Susan Rossetti.

Articles by Jonathan Vehar:

• Creativity: Turn Off Judgement to Generate Better Ideas