Jason is originally from Montreal. There he obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (major in Finance) and a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from McGill University. Jason began his career working in public accounting and consulting, mainly with Ernst & Young. He is now the Head of Risk & Resiliency at Autodesk, a software company in San Francisco.

Jason was previously the Chairperson of the Young Adult Division of Federation CJA (Montreal), serving as one of the first openly gay chairs of a Federation division. Jason also sits on the Board of the Jewish Film Institute.