Jason Hwang

Jason Hwang has a diverse work experience in business development and partnerships. Jason started their career as a Policy Analyst at Andrew Cuomo 2010 in June 2010. Jason then moved to YouTube where they worked as a Business Development Associate from January 2011 to February 2013, followed by a role as a Partnerships Manager from February 2013 to March 2015. Jason then joined NewsBeat Social, Inc. as an Advisor from March 2015 to May 2017. In April 2015, they co-founded Hoodline, a local news platform that used editorial and machine learning to generate automated local stories. Jason served as the Co-Founder & Head of Business Development at Hoodline until August 2020. During their time there, they led successful partnerships with companies like Yelp, MSN, Yahoo, ABC, NBC, and Hearst, and grew the subscription business from $0 to $1M ARR in 14 months. Currently, Jason is working at Nextdoor since August 2019 as Senior leader in Business Development & Product Partnerships, where they focus on new user growth and engagement, including developer APIs, local news program, and mobile OEM partnerships.

Jason Hwang attended the University of California, Berkeley where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Political Economy. No specific start or end years were provided for their education at this institution. Additionally, there is no information available regarding Jason Hwang's education history prior to attending the University of California, Berkeley.