Age, Biography and Wiki
Jason Pontin was born on 11 May, 1967 in London, England, is a British-born venture capitalist and journalist. Discover Jason Pontin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
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| Occupation |
Venture Capitalist, editor, journalist, and publisher |
| Age |
56 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus |
| Born |
11 May, 1967 |
| Birthday |
11 May |
| Birthplace |
London, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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Jason Pontin Height, Weight & Measurements
At 56 years old, Jason Pontin height not available right now. We will update Jason Pontin's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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| Parents |
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Jason Pontin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jason Pontin worth at the age of 56 years old? Jason Pontin’s income source is mostly from being a successful Editor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Jason Pontin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Editor |
Jason Pontin Social Network
Timeline
Jason Matthew Daniel Pontin (born 11 May 1967) is a British-born venture capitalist and journalist.
He is a General Partner at the venture capital firm of DCVC in Palo Alto, and is a board member and seed investor in a number of life sciences companies.
He is the former editor in chief and publisher of MIT Technology Review.
Pontin was born on 11 May 1967 in London, to a British father, Anthony Charles Pontin, a businessman, and a South African mother, Elaine Howells, an actress.
He was raised in Northern California and educated in England, at Harrow School and Oxford University.
From 1996 to 2002, Pontin was the Editor of Red Herring, a business and technology publication.
From 2002 to 2004, he was the Editor of The Acumen Journal, a now-defunct magazine he founded about the life sciences.
Pontin has written for many national and international magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Boston Globe, The Believer Magazine, and Wired.
He writes for Wired in the publication's "IDEAS" channel and contributes to the magazine.
He was hired as the editor of Technology Review in July 2004, and in August 2005 was named publisher.
Pontin engaged in what The Boston Globe has described as a "strategic overhaul" of Technology Review, whose goal is to make the magazine into a largely electronic publishing company.
From 2005 to 2017, he was the Editor in Chief and Publisher of MIT Technology Review.
In October 2012, he renamed the organization MIT Technology Review and relaunched it as a "digital-first enterprise".
AdWeek commented that "Pontin and MIT Technology Review could set the standard for the transition to a digital future for legacy media."
Pontin was Chairman of the MIT Enterprise Forum, MIT's global organization of technology entrepreneurs.
In February 2013, he delivered a TED Talk in Long Beach, California, "Can Technology solve our big problems?"
that has been seen more than 1.6 million times.
In 2015, he cofounded MIT Solve the Institute's open innovation platform, which deploys capital and other resources towards solutions to grand challenges.
From 2018 to 2020, he was Senior Partner and senior advisor at Flagship Pioneering, an American life sciences venture capital company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In 2019, with CEO Neil Dhawan, he cofounded Totus Medicines, a chemical biology company whose drug discovery platform uses structure-based design, combinatorial chemistry, and automated biophysics to rapidly identify oncology therapies.
Pontin is a board member of Totus Medicines.
Pontin has been a General Partner at DCVC since March 2021.
