Jason Blau

Jason Blau leads Marin Community Foundation’s Strategy team, which seeks to align all MCF’s work to the greatest impact.

Jason brings more than 15 years of experience in philanthropic strategy. His commitment to social impact has led him to work across social and environmental challenges, find innovative ways to support communities, and facilitate partnerships between different funders, organizations, and the diverse communities they seek to serve.

Prior to joining MCF, Jason was a Director and partner at Redstone, which helps philanthropies, nonprofits, and governments solve the world’s most urgent social issues. Jason’s work at Redstone included shepherding a major foundation’s strategy refresh across domestic and global initiatives, serving as the founding Strategy Lead for the Water Funder Initiative, and helping launch the Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity.

Jason graduated magna cum laude from Yale University  with a degree in ethics, politics, and economics. His thesis analyzed regulatory schemes to balance economic growth  and environmental protection in Chile, where he spent the summer as a Bates Fellow.