Johnathan Lee Iverson began his storied career with the world renowned

Boys Choir of Harlem. As a performing member of the iconic musical institution, Johnathan circled the globe and crisscrossed the United States. In addition to performing before world leaders and dignitaries, including United States Presidents, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Regan, and Jimmy Carter, as well as, Noble Peace Prize winner, Nelson Mandela, Mr. Iverson has shared the stage with such legendary artist as Lou Rawls, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Julie Andrews, Roberta Flack, Perry Cuomo, Kathleen Battle, Shirley Verett, Tony Bennett, and Lena Horne, all before the age of eighteen.

As a proud graduate of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art & Performing Arts and The Hartt School of Music of the University of Hartford, Mr. Iverson took his first steps into the pages of history at only 22 years old, when he became the youngest, the first New Yorker, and the first African American Ringmaster in the nearly 140 year history of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. Mr. Iverson’s presence at The Greatest Show On Earth, set box office records for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey throughout the United States. Audiences and critics alike were immediately taken with the native New Yorker. Ebony magazine said of him: “The instant he appears out of the darkness and into the spotlight…the audience is rapt.” The San Francisco Examiner said:  “Now imagine mesmerizing the crowd with a powerful voice and the bearing of a superstar.” The Times-Picayune proclaimed: “Tall and self assured…he works a crowd like a three ring evangelist.” And syndicated columnist Liz Smith gushed: “I…liked six foot [five] youngest ringmaster ever, Johnathan Lee Iverson, who is commanding enough to be noticed in the melee, and he can sing.”

Among the myriad of accolades and praise received by Johnathan Lee Iverson, was being recognized as one of Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People of 1999.  Mr. Iverson’s historical tenure with The Greatest Show On Earth is featured in numerous publications, including, “African-American First” by Joan Potter, “Live Life! Be Young, Black, and Successful” by Quincy Benton, and “Beat of a Different Drum: The Untold Stories of African-Americans Forging Their Own Paths in Work and Life” by Dax-Devlon Ross.

In addition to his public speaking and performing engagements, Mr. Iverson, is President and CEO of JLI Entertainment, as well as, Vice President of The Boys & Girls Choir of Harlem Alumni Association, Inc. He lives in New York with his wife, Priscilla and their son, Matthew.