Jason joined Origin Ventures in 2014 and began his career in venture capital in 2001.

Before joining Origin, Jason was a general partner at OCA Ventures. Previous investments include Tock (acquired by Squarespace / American Express), Alert Logic, Cartavi (acquired by Docusign), Base CRM (acquired by Zendesk), Brightnest (acquired by Angie’s List), and Tradeking (acquired by Ally Bank).

Jason started his career as a software engineer and architect for Deloitte Consulting. He also led engineering and business teams at 1stUp, a San Francisco-based startup.

Jason holds an MBA in finance and entrepreneurship, with high honors, from Chicago Booth, where he was a Siebel Scholar and Wallman Scholar. Jason also holds a BS in computer science, with highest distinction, from the University of Michigan.

In addition to his professional responsibilities at Origin, Jason is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Chicago Booth, where he has taught the venture capital lab class since 2011.

Jason has an interest in movies, and has watched every Best Picture movie from 1927-present, plus hundreds of documentaries. In addition, for most of his life, Jason has been addicted to video games, which is what prompted him to teach himself how to code when he was 13.