A graduate of La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jonathan Y. Dee earned a bachelor of science in management in 1981. He went on to find considerable success as a senior executive in both the food manufacturing and real estate development sectors. Serving as founding president and CEO of Alliance Select Foods International from 2003 to 2016, he oversaw operations at nine international manufacturing facilities and exported seafood products to more than 55 countries. Jonathan Y. Dee currently serves as director and executive vice president of the real estate development firm Dee C. Chuan and Sons, president of the sanitary can manufacturer FDCP, chairman, president, and CEO of the food and agriculture investment firm Agbridge Investments, and president and CEO of the organic food marketer Agtrade International Sales.

Outside the professional arena, Jonathan Y. Dee cofounded the Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines in an effort to provide critical assistance to Philippine citizens living with this genetic disorder. He is also a passionate outdoorsman who loves to fish and hike.