Jason Merkoski

Jason Merkoski has a diverse work experience that spans various industries and roles. Jason has served as the Chief Technology Officer at Community Wellness, where they implemented AI initiatives in healthcare. Additionally, they worked as the Chief Innovation Officer at Devvio Inc, where they developed marketplaces and decentralized exchanges for NFTs and smart contracts. Jason was also the Principal and Founder of a hedge fund called The Numbers, specializing in trading ETFs, stocks, and crypto assets.

Jason has held various leadership positions in the technology sector, including Chief Technology Officer at AdWallet, TapInfluence, and Be Forever Me. At TapInfluence, they led a team of 30+ professionals and transitioned the legacy app to Node. At Be Forever Me, they created AI and machine learning algorithms for their cloud-based software solution.

Jason has also made significant contributions at Intel Corporation as the Head of Product and at Amazon as a Principal Technical Program Manager and Principal Product Manager. At Amazon, they played a key role in the development and growth of the Kindle ebook platform, managing content features, file formats, publishing tools, and content ingestion portals. Jason also managed software development teams and led the launch of Kindle devices.

Earlier in their career, Jason served as the Chief Technology Officer at Bento Box Interactive, overseeing videogame and app development. Jason has a strong background in software development, R&D, and project management, evident in their roles at Amazon.com, where they contributed to the ebook format's R&D efforts and managed the data science pipeline for creating Kindle ebooks.

Jason Merkoski attended Absegami from 1986 to 1990, but did not earn a degree or study a specific field. Jason then went on to study Theoretical Mathematics and Creative Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1990 to 1994, earning a Bachelor of Science degree.