How a high-flying executive turned fashion icon is redefining success, healing, and visibility across cultures.
The Golden Fishbowl: A Career Born for the World
Jonathan Dubrulle didn’t start small. In 2009, he joined Thomson Reuters Brussels as a contractor—but within months, he was swept into the elite “golden fishbowl,” a high-potential program that would take him from London to Geneva, Singapore to New York City.
Where others waited years for a chance to work abroad, Jonathan was already writing strategy on a global stage in his early twenties. At 23, he served as a Business Analyst in Singapore. At 24, he was selected as Analyst, Corporate Strategy in New York City—an opportunity that many in the program applied for, but he alone was offered.
“I wanted to go global,” he says. “And few companies offered that as quickly and openly.”
But what began as a dazzling corporate rise soon revealed deeper layers—ones not always welcomed in the boardroom.
Being Global—and Being True
As a corporate star, Jonathan moved with ease between continents. But as a gay man living and working in countries where his identity wasn’t always accepted, ease wasn’t always the internal experience.
“I was living in Singapore at a time when it was still illegal to be who I am,” he recalls. “It was challenging—emotionally, spiritually. But that’s changed since 2022, and so have I.”
His experience taught him that being global isn’t just about geography—it’s about courage. And for Jonathan, the courage came in choosing to love who he was, even when the systems around him didn’t know how to hold space for it.
Where Fashion Meets Frequency
Jonathan’s global resonance didn’t end in boardrooms. Over the years, he became a fashion icon, gracing the covers of magazines in Paris, LA, Japan, Milan, London, New York, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. His image, his energy, and his unapologetic authenticity made him more than a model—he became a symbol.
“I think of myself as a model for global healing,” he says. And that’s not metaphor. Jonathan is now building his own healing technique business and launching a non-profit focused on spiritual relations, proving that leadership can be rooted in lightness, love, and alignment.
A Defining Moment on Times Square
One of Jonathan’s most personal milestones will be detailed in his upcoming biography, launching this October. In it, he tells the raw and reflective story of his time at Thomson Reuters Global Headquarters in Times Square—a chapter that nearly broke him.
At just 24, working as an Analyst, Corporate Strategy, he found himself under pressure, not only from high-level expectations but from subtle, confusing dynamics that impacted his mental health and identity. After a moment of collapse, he was taken by ambulance to Bellevue Hospital.
Behind closed doors, his gay identity had been quietly revealed while stationed in Singapore—a revelation that, at the time, could have had severe consequences.
And yet, in the aftermath, the company’s response was exceptional. His talent had been recognized. When his mother arrived in New York, the CEO and company driver went to pick her up personally and booked a hotel for her while Jonathan recovered in the hospital.
“Things could have been different,” he says. “But I’m grateful for the path. I love who I am.”
His biography isn’t just about personal truth—it’s a guide for global executives on how to better support young, queer professionals navigating corporate spaces that are still catching up.
Love, Light, and Leadership
When asked how he chooses his projects, Jonathan doesn’t point to trend forecasts or strategic margins. He points to God.
“I go where I’m called to create the biggest impact—with love and a bit of fun,” he says with a smile.
Success, to him, is not about accumulation. It’s about illumination: going to the global stage with heart-forward leadership, powered by spiritual alignment, and surrounded by those who uplift rather than suppress.
“I want to counterbalance the darkness in the world,” he says, “by being light. And loving who I am.”
The Future: Fierce, Free, and Full of Vision
Jonathan’s upcoming biography is just the beginning. With his healing platform in the works and a growing voice in fashion, spirituality, and global leadership, he’s stepping into a new era—one where the “gay beauty” he embodies isn’t hidden or sanitized, but honored.
His story is bold, beautiful, and built on bridges—between continents, between corporate and creative worlds, between who he was told to be and who he truly is.
The future? Bright. Liberated. And globally loved.
