Jonas grew up in a family of music lovers. He woke up to songs his mom played every morning, practiced piano for 8 years, sang in choirs, and was never shy performing anything music-related in front of crowds. He came to the U.S. for graduate school in 2012 and has stayed ever since. Professionally he has been in investment risk management for over a decade,  currently managing equity risk at Citadel and previously in similar positions at Vanguard and BlackRock. He holds a master’s degree in computational finance from Carnegie Mellon University and earned his bachelor’s degree in information system from University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. Jonas lives in New Jersey with his wife, Song.