Jonathan Strate is the president and CEO of Ascension. Under his leadership, Ascension was named by Fortune as one of the Top 10 Best Small Workplaces in the United States (2024), and has launched 3 podcasts to hit #1 on the Apple charts in all categories. The most prominent of these, The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz), has been the #1 religion podcast in the world since 2021.
Jonathan serves on the board of the Association of Catholic Publishers and the national board of Young Catholic Professionals. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Knights of the Immaculata. Jonathan holds a BS in computer science and an M.Eng. in software engineering from Penn State University.
Jonathan and his wife, Kelly, live in Pennsylvania with their 6 children.