Jason Palmer

Jason Palmer is an education technology entrepreneur, impact investor, and former Democratic presidential candidate focused on expanding economic opportunity through innovation. Recognized as a leader in postsecondary innovation and conscious capitalism, Palmer previously held leadership roles at the Gates Foundation, Kaplan Education, and New Markets, where he invested in twenty companies that have improved the lives of 70 million learners worldwide, including Credly, Climb Credit, LearnPlatform, Mursion, CreatorUp and Nepris. Now serving as a Senior Innovation Fellow to the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), Palmer also serves as a Senior Advisor to Renaissance Philanthropy and climate technology fund Bay Bridge Ventures. He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Harvard Business School, and lives in Baltimore, Maryland, where he is a proud father of a rising 9th grader