JLTV is proud to announce the appointment of Jonathan Mitchell to its Board of Governors. Jonathan began his professional career at Beneficial Standard Life Insurance Company, which was founded by his grandfather, Edward, and was the fourth largest California based insurance carrier. Jonathan's father, businessman Joseph Mitchell was its president. Ultimately, he was appointed president of a sister company which developed and managed commercial and industrial real estate.  

 
In 1985, Mr. Mitchell co-founded and was president of EDM Equities, Inc., the managing general partner of a New York Stock Exchange listed limited partnership, known as Benequity Holdings. Two years later, Benequity was acquired and taken private by an offshore investment firm. Jonathan Mitchell continued in the real estate field, managed his family's portfolio of stocks and bonds and purchased a variety of private companies engaged in such industry sectors as automotive service, building materials, cosmetics, entertainment, food and beverage production and retail sales, high-technology, manufacturing, mergers & acquisitions and textiles, etc., and are located in such diverse locations as Australia, China, Israel, Japan and various cities in the U.S. He is a past founding member and officer of a chapter of the Young Presidents' Organization, and was active in international programming. He is a lifetime member of the World Presidents' Organization.  
 
As president and board member of the Edward D. and Anna Mitchell Family Foundation, Jonathan oversees the administration, investments and charitable giving of the institution. The Foundation is primarily concerned with educational, medical and social needs. He has been and is presently active in a number of non-profit organizations. His positions include serving as a member of the board and Finance Committee of the U.C.L.A. Foundation and the International Board of Governors of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, etc. He is a trustee of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy.  
 
Mr. Mitchell is a former chairman of numerous local and regional charities and was a national board member and officer (and national chairman of the Political Education Committee) of the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee. He is an Institute for Public Affairs National Award recipient from the Union of Orthodox Congregations of America, as well as the Brandeis Award from the Zionist Organization of America. He also received the Distinguished Community Service Award from the Anti-Defamation League. A father of five, Mr. Mitchell is married and lives in Beverly Hills and Miami Beach with his wife, Michelle, a foreign service officer of the U.S. State Department.