Jason Nguyen is a founder at Stride Development. At Stride, Jason serves as Director of Public Relations and research economist. He was a former teacher of Mindfulness Based Philosophy and applied ethics under Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh at the European Institute of Applied Buddhism and Institute of Buddhist Studies in Plum Village, France. During this time at the two institutes, he focused on giving mindfulness courses for students at Brown University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, MIT, Yale University, and the School for Ethics and Global Leadership to name a few. He facilitated and organized applied mindfulness ethics courses at Google, Facebook, and Salesforce. He also helped Plum Village collaborate with the Faith and Politics Institute and the US Institute of Peace to bring applied ethics philosophy to Congressional Leadership Development. Since then, he has pursued a Master’s in Economics at Bard College. He is currently a business management consultant for various hospitality establishments in New York City, a web and graphic designer for 360 campaigns, and an event curator and organizer. At Stride, Jason is the Director of Marketing and Finance, and serves on the development team.