Jason Shafer

Jay co-founded Northview with a passion to help others see the future through his eyes – to help them get smarter about the weather. As an accomplished weather forecaster, Jay is passionate about inventing new technology that better connects weather risks to high-stakes storm planning decisions. Jay is also deeply interested in developing weather forecasting technology that accelerates the penetration of renewable energy. With broad experience in private sector weather applications in energy and transportation, he has observed that too often the skill of weather forecasting exceeds the sophistication of organizational intelligence to fully utilize its value.

Weather has always been central to Jay, from making his own snow plows as a kid to forecasting the impacts of nor’easters on the electric grid. Jay is also a Professor at Northern Vermont University-Lyndon (formerly Lyndon State College) where he teaches the art and science of weather forecasting. Jay’s expertise is in mountain weather and winter weather. His students have attended over 25 graduate schools, worked in over 30 media markets, and have been employed at over 25 companies.