Jason Bernhardt-Lanier

Ashoka Staff
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Executive Director of Ashoka's Spiritual Changemakers Initiative

As a global senior leader for nearly two decades at Ashoka, Jason is the Executive Director of Ashoka's Spiritual Changemakers Initiative, having led Ashoka’s functions around sourcing, selecting and engaging Ashoka’s world leading social entrepreneurs. Prior, Jason led Ashoka’s Global Talent function, among other roles. Before Ashoka Jason worked with an Ashoka Fellow to enable 12-step spiritual principles and practices for addictions recovery, equity and agency for persons homeless because of addictions. Earlier, he co-launched a transitional home for street youth in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with the Salesians of Don Bosco. His formation also includes strengths-based organizational development, integral coaching, spiritual growth through rites of passage with Illuman.org, and civil engineering. The father of four changemakers, he co-founded Thrive in Relationship with his wife Caroline to foster relational wellbeing and growth for couples worldwide.