Jon is Associate Professor and Chair of Environmental Studies at St. Lawrence University. He holds a B.A. in International Relations specializing in diplomacy from the University of Minnesota; a M.A. in Economics specializing in Ecological and International Economics from Mankato State University; a M.A. in Public Affairs specializing in Technology, Energy and Environment and Foreign Policy from the Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota; and a Ph.D. in Conservation Biology from the University of Minnesota.