Jonathan Marshall

Dr. Jonathan Marshall is a psychologist, executive coach, and faculty member at The School of Positive Psychology, where he teaches Coaching Psychology. For three decades, he has explored psychological depth, healing, and human performance. He works primarily with leaders and their teams.

Jonathan earned a BA in Psychology and a PhD in Counseling Psychology at Stanford, where his doctoral research spanned mind-body and mind-machine connections, including work at the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard and held faculty positions at NTU, NUS, and SMU.

Earlier in his career, he served as a naval officer. He also helped build the startup that created Yahoo! Mail. His approach integrates somatic and existential perspectives, informed by a longstanding meditation practice.

A third-generation Singaporean, Jonathan co-hosts the Ella Podcasts and finds inspiration at the potter’s wheel, where experimentation and failure are part of growth.