Jonathan Bristow

Jonathan is a senior IT leader with over 25 years of experience building and leading high-performing IT teams, based in our Cincinnati office. He specializes in IT strategy, budgeting and FinOps, technology roadmaps, infrastructure, and IT security, with deep experience in managed services, healthcare IT, vendor management, and M&A integration. He also stays current on AI tool stacking. His career spans hands-on infrastructure work to executive leadership, from founding and growing his own IT consulting firm to leading technology for healthcare organizations to his current role at MCF Advisors, a wealth-management firm. As he puts it: "I thrive on turning complex IT challenges into scalable, secure solutions that drive real results."

Jonathan holds an Associate's degree in Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, along with a CompTIA Network+ certification and recent AI credentials including a Google AI Professional Certificate, Microsoft/LinkedIn's Career Essentials in Generative AI, and LinkedIn's Artificial Intelligence and Business Strategy.

Outside of work, Jonathan is a proud Cincinnati sports fan through and through: Bengals, Reds, and FC Cincinnati all get his loyalty. In 2004, he spent a year living in Ecuador, an experience that gave him a lasting love of travel and a bit of Spanish. He and his high school sweetheart just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary, and together they are raising two sons, 20 and 18. When he is not working, you will find him hiking, out on the golf course, or planning the next trip. He is also a self-described geek at heart. Star Wars, Legos, and video games round out his downtime, with The Legend of Zelda series being his all-time favorite.