Jacob Korenblum
Marketing

In 2018, he shifted his focus from non-profit leadership to roles within government and private sectors. From 2018 to 2021, he was instrumental in shaping digital policy for the Government of Ontario. His efforts were pivotal in helping the Ontario Digital Service develop policies that significantly improved digital service delivery to Ontarians, including critical COVID-19-related services that were later implemented across Canada.

He graduated from the University of Toronto, earning a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations in 2004. In 2005, he was awarded a Fellowship in Social Enterprise by the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation at Harvard University. He completed his Master of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2006, focusing on social enterprise and international education policy.

He has been an advisor to the UNESCO Pearson Digital Literacy Initiative and a contributor to UNICEF publications. Moreover, he was a member of the advisory board for the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit between 2016 and 2018.

For the past four years, he has been a strategic advisor to The Global Citizens' Initiative, an international organization committed to advancing human rights, sustainability, climate protection, conflict resolution, and other humanitarian causes.

He continues to be deeply engaged in addressing global social issues, using his vast experience and entrepreneurial skills to benefit small business owners and communities worldwide.