Jason Warner

CEO @ poolside, Operating Board Bridgewater, Former CTO @ GitHub

Jason Warner, Board Member at Bridgewater Associates

Jason Warner is the Co-Founder and CEO of Poolside, an AI company focused on software and code creation. He was recently appointed as an Outside Director on Bridgewater's Operating Board of Directors in January 2024.1 2 3

Background and Experience

Jason brings over 20 years of experience in software development, enterprise technology, executive leadership, and innovative thinking as a technologist, CTO and business leader in the software industry.3
Prior to co-founding Poolside, he was a Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures investing in AI and infrastructure companies from 2020 to 2022.1 4
Before that, Jason served as the CTO of GitHub, where he oversaw the Engineering, Product, and Design organizations responsible for products including GitHub Actions, Packages, Advanced Security, & Codespaces as well as incubating experimental projects like GitHub Co-pilot.1 4
He has also had leading engineering roles at Heroku and Canonical.1

Education

Jason graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Computer Science degree and finished with a Master of Science degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic University.1 5

Personal Life

Jason is a Connecticut native who has lived throughout the US and in Australia. He now calls Victoria, BC, Canada home.1
In his spare time, he mentors young founders building new foundational layers of technology around the world.1

Highlights

Nov 20 · twitter

It’s been a wild year. Come see what we’ve been up to. And watch for some fun announcements that week

Nov 16 · twitter

Got a DM asking why I’m picking on this one

It’s rather simple. It’s in the category of so obviously bad that the mere suggestion of putting it forward or implementing it shakes ALL confidence in the person/group suggesting it

So if someone is a politician or party and they think this is a good idea, one must do nothing other but conclude that the person/party is also as clueless or destructive in all other areas. It’s basically opposite of gell Mann amnesia. It’s so beyond the pale obviously bad that to even suggest it we have to write off EVERYTHING the person/party says. The idiot bit has to be flipped and it’s a permanent flip in the cases like this

Imagine it’s 4th quarter, there’s one second on the game clock, you need a touchdown to win, you are at the 20 yard line, and your offensive play caller suggests you take a knee to surprise the other team. Do you think that person has a job on Monday? No. The idiot bit instantly gets flipped and very rightfully so. Heck, I’d call timeout and fire that offensive player on the spot no questions asked

Oct 17 · bridgewater.com

Helene Glotzer and Jason Warner appointed to Bridgewater's ...