Jonathan B. Spira (born 1961) is a researcher and industry analyst known for his work in the area of collaboration and knowledge sharing and the problem of information overload.
He studied Central European History at the University of Pennsylvania where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity [1] and conducted his graduate studies at the University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians Universität) Spira began his career in business and technology while still in high school when he became involved in the management of office systems at Spiratone, a company founded and run by his father, Fred Spira.
Spira's research focuses on the problems organizations are having as they migrate from the industrial age to the knowledge economy and what managers can do to remain competitive.
Spira started researching the problem of information overload in the early 1990s and was interviewed in March 1993 by CNBC on the topic.
In 2008, he helped found the Information Overload Research Group, a business and academic consortium that is working to bring attention to the problem and potential solutions.