Jason Allen

About Jason Allen

I think the best things get built in the space between things — where luxury meets logistics, where culture meets capital, where beauty becomes infrastructure.That\'s where PILOT lives. We build the technology that powers the premium layer of live experience: fashion weeks, major sporting events, five-star hospitality, the moments people travel across the world for. The work is connective — drawing people into the same room, the same moment, the same memory. The ambition is something closer to craft — making the invisible architecture of great experiences worthy of the experiences themselves. Before PILOT, I spent years inside institutions learning how they breathe — a global asset manager with $1T+ in AUM, an early-stage venture firm, the U.S. Senate. I studied environment and development at the London School of Economics and political science at Duke.I care about climate and resilience as a design problem — how civilizations, communities, and the places we love get built to last. I care about art, literature, and the long humanist tradition not as nostalgia but as navigation — the accumulated record of how civilizations move through their hardest chapters. I read the ancients when I want to think slowly. I think across languages when I want to think differently.What I\'m building toward: institutions that outlast their founders. A body of work — written, built, funded, convened — that takes the present moment seriously without being consumed by it.I\'m drawn to work that compounds — and always happy to connect with people who are too.https://jasonallen.studio/

Experience

1. Co-founder & COO

   Pilot.Life

   Jun 2022 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   PILOT is built on a simple belief: the best experiences don\'t happen by accident. We build the technology that brings people together at the highest level — across fashion, sports, and hospitality — and we do it with the same care and intention the experiences themselves deserve- Signed a five-year agreement to serve as the digital backbone of New York and Los Angeles Fashion Weeks, alongside partnerships spanning luxury resorts and major sports organizations across the U.S- Backed by strategic investors, including a co-founder of Lightspeed Venture Partners and the Global CIO of Lenovo- Built and lead a 10-person team operating across major U.S. markets, overseeing brand, sales, finance, marketing, and operations.

Education

• Duke University

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science

  2014 — 2018

• Noble and Greenough School

  High School Diploma

  2010 — 2014

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Master's degree, Environment and Development

  2018 — 2019