Jason Shen

Executive Coach

Jason Shen is an executive coach, serial founder, and author of The Path to Pivot, a playbook for startups looking to reboot their business without the blowback. Born in Suzhou, he grew up in New England and earned BS and MS degrees at Stanford University, where he won a national title with the mens gymnastics team. He has founded three venture-backed startups including a long-distance ridesharing platform funded by Y Combinator, a ground-breaking tech hiring platform, and an AI gaming tools company acquired by Meta in 2020.

Jason is a TED speaker, an Interintellect host, and a presidential innovation fellow under the Obama administration. A lifelong athlete, Jason was 3-time US championships mens gymnastics competitor, broke 2 Guinness World Records in calisthenics, and was recognized as one of the fittest people in tech by Mashable, Men’s Journal, and Outside Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, a renowned multidisciplinary artist.