Jonathan Shih is a Seattle-based product designer at a small startup. He began his piano studies with various Chicago-area teachers (most notably Emilio del Rosario) and studied briefly with James Giles at Northwestern University before a minor hand injury and recession-induced career reflection led him to pivot to engineering. After a decade-long hiatus, he resumed studies with Peter Mack. Jonathan has performed live on 98.7 WFMT and won First Prize in the 2025 Oberlin International Adult Amateur Piano Competition. Besides piano, he enjoys cooking, traveling, and collecting other hobbies.