| Blog | blog.jasontrost.com |
| Birthplace | North Carolina |
| Northwestern University, BA | 2003 |
| Computer Science |
Jason is co-founder and CEO of Smarkets.
He is a former equities trader in Chicago with extensive experience in trading platforms. Upon leaving trading, Jason founded his first company Descipher. Along with a physician, Jason created software that offered web users the ability to self-diagnose their laboratory test results.
Jason next joined UBS in March 2005 as an analyst in New York. He worked for two years in Global Asset Management, designing and implementing proprietary software to assist in day-to-day trading operations.
