Jonathan Beckett

Jonathan William Field Beckett (born June 1957) is a British yacht broker. He is Chief Executive of Burgess Yachts.

Beckett graduated from Durham University. Originally from Great Yarmouth, he was hired by Burgess Yachts founder Nigel Burgess in 1981. When Burgess died during a round-the-world yacht race in 1992, Beckett, who held a 25% share in the company, succeeded him as CEO. He later became majority owner of the company.

In 1987, Beckett brokered the sale of Nabila, formerly owned by Saudi arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, to Donald Trump. At $30 million, this was the most expensive purchase for a superyacht at the time. The lucrative deal put Beckett 'on map', though it turned out to be one of the quickest sales of his career.

In 2024, Beckett relocated to Miami.