Jonathan G. Isaacson is the Chairman and CEO of The Gem Group, Inc, a privately held, multiple award-winning supplier of bags, business accessories, electronics, stationery, and gifts to the promotional market. The company, going to market under the trade name Gemline, has been recognized as one of the 15 largest companies in the industry. It has its primary operation in Lawrence, Massachusetts, where they are one of the largest employers, with a technical facility in Shenzhen, China. Starting in spring 2020, as a result of the pandemic, the company leveraged its deep international supply chain, quality, and logistics capabilities to deliver tens of millions of units of high quality, critical PPE to senior living operators, health care facilities, and corporations.
Mr. Isaacson serves on the Executive Committee of the Lawrence Partnership, a public/private economic development agency, where he chairs the COVID-19 task force. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Department of Industrial and Operational Engineering at the University of Michigan School of Engineering, the Global Council at Junior Achievement, the County Leadership Council at the Essex County Community Foundation, and the Board of Overseers at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital.
Mr. Isaacson has served on the Board of the Young Presidents’ Organization of New England as Day chair, Membership Chair, Education Chair, and Chapter Chair. He was Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Lawrence General Hospital, where he also chaired a number of committees. He has served on the Parent Leadership Council at Harvey Mudd College, the Advisory Board of pet product distributor, PetEdge, the Strategic Planning Committee of the Promotional Products Association, and the PPAI Product Responsibility Action Group. In 2008, he was named The Counselor Magazine’s International Person of the Year and in 2021 was named The Counselor Magazine’s Person of the Year.
Jonathan Isaacson graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He currently lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Shelley, and has three children.