Jona studies International Affairs at the Hertie School with a focus on European Governance, but is currently pursuing a Professional Year at the Stabilisation Platform. There, he is gaining insights into the stabilisation efforts of the German Federal Foreign Office. He grew up in Geneva, studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) in his Bachelor's in Amsterdam, previously interned with a Member of the European Parliament, and is very fond of basketball, halloumi and jazz.