Dr. Jason Wingard is a globally recognized executive with deep experience across corporate, nonprofit, and academic sectors, specializing in the future of learning and work.
He currently serves as Senior Advisor at Harvard University, where he advises trustees, senior administrators, and faculty leaders, and leads a research agenda on workforce transformation and innovation. He is also Executive Chairman of The Education Board, Inc. and Senior Advisor at Social Finance, Inc., providing strategic and visionary consulting while advancing a national research agenda on leadership and workforce development.
He most recently served as the 12th President of Temple University, where he held dual tenured faculty appointments as Professor of Management and Professor of Policy, Organizational, and Leadership Studies.
Previously, Dr. Wingard was Dean of the School of Professional Studies at Columbia University and Managing Director and Chief Learning Officer at Goldman Sachs. Earlier, he served as Vice Dean of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; President & CEO of the ePals Foundation and Senior Vice President at ePals, Inc.; and held leadership roles with the Aspen Institute, Vanguard Group, Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI), and Stanford University.
Dr. Wingard earned his B.A. in Sociology (Organizational Behaviour) with honours from Stanford University, where he competed in Division I varsity football and track. He also holds an M.A. in Education (Professional Development) from Emory University, an Ed.M. in Technology in Education from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Education, Culture, and Society from the University of Pennsylvania.