Jonathan Pincus is a development economist specializing in Southeast Asia, focusing on macroeconomics, rural development and poverty analysis. He has held teaching posts in Europe, the United States, and Asia and carried out research and analytical assignments with various international organizations and financial institutions. As a director and board member of several philanthropic organizations, he has established scholarship programs for Southeast Asian students and established research and teaching programs in Indonesia, Viet Nam and Myanmar. He is currently Senior International Economist with the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam.

former Vice President of the Central Institute for Economic Management, former member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Group,  member of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council. He is known as an economic analyst on issues related to free trade, regional economic integration, financial development and macro policy. In addition, he is also very interested in other areas such as institutional reform and economic development.

Chairman of SUNHOUSE Group. He is also known as Shark Phu - one of the investors in the Shark Tank Viet Nam program. He has brought SUNHOUSE to become the leading kitchen appliance brand in Vietnam and helped the Vietnamese brand make its mark in many countries such as the US, Korea, Japan, Canada...

Director of Industry and Enterprise Economic Forecasting Department, National Centre for Socio-economic Information and Forecast, The Ministry of Planning and Investment