Jason Schupbach, Creative Economy and Information Technology Industry Director at the Massachusetts Department of Business Development

Jason Schupbach is the Creative Economy and Information Technology Industry Director at the Massachusetts Department of Business Development. In this job he focuses on the nexus of creativity, innovation and technology to grow the innovation industries cluster in the state, including software, hardware, film, tv, digital media, videogames, design, advertising, music, and publishing businesses.  He formerly was the director of ArtistLink, a Ford Foundation initiative to stabilize and revitalize communities through the creation of affordable space and innovative environments for creative entrepreneurs.

Jason worked for the mayor’s office and Department of Cultural Affairs in Chicago, and he was the staff urban planner and capital projects manager for the Department of Cultural Affairs in New York City. Jason has a degree in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in city planning from MIT.  Jason is graduate of the UMASS Center for Collaborative Emerging Leadership and was recipient of the MIT Excellence in Public Service Award.