Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Jason was born in Suzhou China, grew up in Newton, MA, studied biology and philosophy at Stanford, and now lives in San Francisco, CA. He is cofounder of Gumball Capital, a social venture, and spent ten years competing at the national level in men's gymnastics.

Jason currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation, where he manage the finances and day-to-day operations for Stanford primary newspaper.

He lives to work with passionate people on innovative projects that contribute to humanity.

Work History

• isocket
• Customer Scout
• July 2010 to Present

• I work at isocket, a tool that helps web publishers sell direct and self-serve display advertising, commission free. I focus on customer acquisition - we power ad sales for some of the top sites on the web including TechCrunch and Cheezburger Networks (the guys behind lolcats and failblog).

• Stanford Daily
• Chief Operating Officer
• July 2009 to June 2010

• Business manager in charge of all non-editorial work at Stanford's independent student-led newspaper.
  Directly responsible for P&L and oversee a six-figure budget
  Manage 6 business staffers & do HR for over 75 employees
  At board meetings: prepare agenda, present reports & financial statements, and vote as a board member.
  Work to boost revenues through partnerships, new product launches, and other business development.

Education

• Stanford University
• Masters of Science, Biology
• 2008 - 2009

• While at Stanford I studied Biology (BS & MS) and Philosophy (honors thesis). More than anything, my formal education taught me how gather relevant information on a particular issue or area, understand & synthesize that knowledge, and communicate persuasively and insightfully regarding that issue or area.

• Stanford University
• Biology, Ethics in Society
• 2004 - 2008