Jonathan Rechtman is a simultaneous interpreter, entrepreneur, and community investor. He is the co-founder of Cadence Translate and a seed-stage investor in Chinese consumer brands Mantra and Hatchery. He is the founding director of community and industry initiatives such as Attitude of Gratitude, the Interpreting Technologies Alliance, and the 1% Pledge. He is a regular speaker and host at conferences including the American Translators Association, TEDxBeijing, Shape China, and She Loves Tech. He is a member of the Global Shapers Community, an initiative of the World Economic Forum; an Associate at the China Carbon Forum; and a visiting instructor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, the University of Ottawa, and the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing (UIBE).