Jason is a Yuin man with cultural and familial ties extending from the NSW South Coast, north to Laperouse.

For over 20 years, Jason held senior executive roles in the NSW public and university sectors, including eight years as the Head of Aboriginal Affairs NSW, leading Government strategy and reform in Aboriginal economic participation, community governance, land rights, culture and heritage, community safety, environmental health, and service accountability.

Jason’s other roles have included Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Indigenous Strategy at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health, and Executive Director, Culture and Heritage in the NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change.