# Jason Lavender

> Jason Lavender is the Boston-based co-founder and CEO of Electives, a workplace learning company founded in 2020 with MIT Sloan classmate Krikor Dzeronian. A former actuary and strategy consultant who spent seven years doing improv, he advocates live instruction, employee choice and practical rehearsal. Electives combines expert-led classes with AI simulations and announced organization-wide access through Electives for Everyone in October 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Electives
- **Organizations:** Electives, Willis Towers Watson, Buoy Health
- **Education:** Executive MBA, MIT Sloan School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Electives in 2020., Led Electives as it announced an $8 million Series A in March 2022., Completed the MIT Sloan Executive MBA, class of 2020.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Spent approximately the first five years of his career as an actuary before moving into strategy consulting.
- **—** — Worked in HR consulting at Willis Towers Watson, including a North American innovation leadership role; later worked at Buoy Health.
- **2018-2020** — Attended the MIT Sloan Executive MBA program and met co-founder Krikor Dzeronian.
- **2020** — Co-founded Electives with Dzeronian.
- **2022** — Electives announced an $8 million Series A on March 31.
- **2023** — Electives Membership launched June 1, adding employee-selected live classes.
- **2025** — Electives launched AI Simulations on March 11.
- **2026** — Electives for Everyone announced October 19 with organization-wide learning access.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Electives in 2020.
- Led Electives as it announced an $8 million Series A in March 2022.
- Completed the MIT Sloan Executive MBA, class of 2020.
- Expanded Electives from private classes into Membership, AI simulations and organization-wide access.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Electives announced Electives for Everyone on October 19, offering organization-wide access to live classes and AI simulations, with class discovery and registration through AI tools.
- **2025-04** — Electives announced that DraftKings Chief People Officer Linda Aiello joined its board.
- **2025-03** — Electives launched AI Simulations for practicing workplace conversations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.electives.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasontlavender

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Last updated: 2026-10-25