Jonathan Blum

Jonathan brings extensive nonprofit finance experience to Save the Sound, where he focuses on accounting, financial management, reporting, and grant management. Before joining Save the Sound, Jonathan was CFO/Controller of the Durham Housing Authority in North Carolina and Director of Finance and Administration at a nonprofit in West Hartford, Connecticut. He has also held finance leadership roles at several other nonprofit organizations. Earlier in his career, Jonathan was a senior manager at Ernst & Young and worked in commercial and investment banking with major financial institutions in New York City.

He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Tufts University. Jonathan was elected a Fellow of the Explorers Club, a society dedicated to scientific exploration and field research. His volunteer activities include working with The Nature Conservancy to help establish a land conservancy, serving as treasurer for a local Friends of the Library organization, and co-founding a nonprofit supporting wounded service members.

Outside of work, Jonathan enjoys playing the bagpipes and model railroading. He and his wife live in Vernon, Connecticut, with their two retired therapy dogs.