Jonathan invented the interspecies money concept which seeks to allow money to be held and spent by other species. As a director at the avant-garde EPFL he led futuristic initiatives, notably the on drone delivery in Africa. As “J.M. Ledgard”, he is an acclaimed novelist. His first novel, Giraffe, is a cult novel for animal rights activists. His second, Submergence, was a New York Times Book of Year and adapted for Hollywood by Wim Wenders. Separately, he was a longtime foreign and war correspondent for The Economist, reporting lead stories from 50+ countries and many wars.