# Jesse Hassinger

> Jesse Hassinger is the CEO of Hustle, a San Francisco-based peer-to-peer text messaging platform used by nonprofits, political campaigns, labor unions, and universities to mobilize people at scale. With over eight years at Hustle progressing from Director of Support to Director of Product before taking the helm as CEO in early 2025, Hassinger brings a rare blend of grassroots political organizing experience and deep product intuition to leading one of the most widely adopted civic tech platforms in the country — one that has facilitated over one billion text conversations.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Hustle
- **Organizations:** Hustle
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Political Science, Yale University
- **Known for:** Named CEO of Hustle in February 2025 after 8+ years of progressive leadership growth within the company, Led product strategy at Hustle as Director of Product, shaping the platform serving 1B+ text conversations, Oversaw support operations during the 2020 election cycle, one of Hustle's highest-demand periods

## Career timeline

- **2007-2011** — Studied Economics and Political Science at Yale University; served as chair of the Silliman Activities and Administrative Committee
- **2011-2016** — Worked on political campaigns in New York, Maryland, and Colorado
- **2016** — Joined Hustle in an early role
- **2020** — Served as Director of Support during the critical 2020 US election season
- **2020-2024** — Promoted to Director of Product at Hustle
- **2025-02** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Hustle, part of a broader leadership restructuring alongside Daniel Whan as CFO & President

## Achievements

- Named CEO of Hustle in February 2025 after 8+ years of progressive leadership growth within the company
- Led product strategy at Hustle as Director of Product, shaping the platform serving 1B+ text conversations
- Oversaw support operations during the 2020 election cycle, one of Hustle's highest-demand periods
- Authored published content on Hustle's blog documenting the platform's role in flipping a historically red New York district in 2017
- Graduated Yale University with a BA in Economics and Political Science (2011)

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Named Chief Executive Officer of Hustle, succeeding previous leadership as part of a new growth chapter for the company
- **2025-02** — Daniel Whan simultaneously promoted to CFO & President alongside Hassinger's CEO appointment at Hustle

## Links

- Website: https://hustle.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-hassinger-59a991140

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Last updated: 2026-05-16