Full Name
Jason Shim
Job Title
Director of Digital Strategy and Transformation
Organization/Company
Pathways to Education Canada
Speaker Bio
How can we harness technology to make a difference in the world? That’s the question Jason loves to explore with organizations. As director of digital strategy and transformation, Jason leads technology and innovation at Pathways to Education Canada, an organization dedicated to helping youth in low-income communities graduate from high school and reach their full potential. With experience spanning the nonprofit and academic sectors both as an employee and a consultant, Jason has consistently helped organizations stay ahead of the technology curve. In 2013, he led Pathways to Education Canada to become one of the first charities to issue tax receipts for Bitcoin donations. Jason serves as an editor at Ledger, a peer-reviewed scholarly journal at the University of Pittsburgh that publishes full-length original research articles on the subjects of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. In addition, Jason has also served on the board of NTEN, an organization dedicated to helping nonprofits fulfill their missions through the skillful and racially equitable use of technology.
Jason Shim