Jason Atwater

Jason Atwater is an accomplished marketing professional with over 15 years of experience in the field. He is also a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion. Atwater is an MBA graduate of the prestigious Haas Business School at the University of California, Berkeley. Moreover, he has a Masters-level certificate in internet marketing from the University of San Francisco, a Strategic Human Resources Leadership certificate from Cornell University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Atwater is a dedicated and active member of the diversity and inclusion community, and he has worked on several committees and employee resource groups to enhance inclusion and diversity in the workplace. He is the former Head of Inclusion & Diversity at Ancestry, where he co-founded and co-chaired the Black Roots Employee Resource Group. He was also part of the steering committee for the Ancestry Queer in Technology (AQT) employee resource group.

During his tenure at Ancestry, Atwater implemented several strategies designed to increase awareness of the black experience in marketing, product development, and employee engagement. He was part of the selection committee for Ancestry's Director of Inclusion & Diversity role and worked with other employee resource group leads to interview candidates.

Atwater is also a former Senior Manager of Partner Diversity Marketing at Ancestry, where he was responsible for driving diversity initiatives and creating inclusive marketing strategies. Before Ancestry, he worked for Zendesk, Desk.com (a Salesforce company), Intuit, Thomson Reuters, AT&T Advertising Solutions, and Morgan Advanced Ceramics, among others.

Atwater is a dedicated and passionate diversity and inclusion champion with extensive marketing expertise. He is an excellent communicator, team player, and leader. He has a proven track record of driving measurable change through implementation of company-wide strategic diversity & inclusion initiatives.