Jonathon Klein

Managing Editor, Commerce

Jonathon is the Managing Editor for Commerce at The Drive and has been writing about cars and motorcycles for over a decade, but he's been known to scribble pretty things about the foster care system, adoption, tattoos, sex and life, gear, adventures, food, autonomy, technology, and numerous other topics. He’s been working for The Drive since 2019 when he started as its Senior Editor.

HIGHLIGHTS

Expertise includes consumer, investigative, and interview journalism, as well as the motorcycle, car, and UTV industries
Amateur mechanic, professional breaker of products large and small
Bylines in: The Drive, Playboy, Field & Stream, Motor Trend, PopSci, The Manual, 360Magazine, Automobile Magazine, Road & Track, Bob Vila, Task & Purpose, Autoblog, Yahoo, Motor1, Roadkill, Hot Rod, Top Gear, and countless others

EXPERIENCE

Jonathon has worked in newsrooms around the country and now oversees the commerce sections of The Drive, including supervising a team of 20+ to produce a large pool of commerce content. This includes Buying Guides, informational content, deals, Gift Guides, and more.

EDUCATION

Loyola University Chicago, BA in Political Science and a BS in Anthropology, American Military University, MA in Intelligence Studies

Fun Fact

Three children (currently ages 3, 2, and 1) take up all of Jonathon’s time but he and his family all enjoy long trail rides through the national forest behind their house on their very fast Can-Am Maverick X3 Max.