Career Highlights

Jason Hoss

Leader in Business Resilience, IT Disaster Recovery, and Crisis Management. Enabling organizations to maintain critical functions and recover swiftly from disruptions by aligning business objectives with robust continuity strategies.

Founder & CEO

Whirlybird Labs, Ltd.

AI Education, Training & Governance Consultancy

Global speaker and MIT Guest Lecturer on AI and Business Resilience topics. Member of the BCI AI Resilience Special Interest Group. Expert Volunteer, ISO/TC 292/WG2.

Recovering professional photographer who embraces adversity as a catalyst for growth.

Loves dogs; likes hiking.

Key Qualifications

Strategic Planning & Leadership

Multi-year roadmaps aligned to business goals

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Business Resilience Planning

Comprehensive BC/DR program development

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IT-DR Program Management

Complex IT environments across industries

Crisis Management

Incident response and leadership coordination

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Exercise Design & Administration

AI-augmented tabletop exercises and simulations

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Change Management

Organizational transformation and cultural adoption

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Stakeholder Relationships

Influencing at senior leadership levels

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Artificial Intelligence Training

AI governance, enablement, and responsible adoption

Career Timeline

Over 15 years of experience spanning healthcare, FinTech, public sector, and entrepreneurial ventures.

2025 – Present
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Disaster Recovery Coordinator
  • Lead comprehensive disaster recovery program development, maintenance, and testing activities for world-renowned cancer treatment and research institution.
  • Manage lifecycle of disaster recovery plans ensuring regulatory compliance and operational continuity across critical healthcare systems.
  • Coordinate cross-functional testing exercises involving infrastructure and application teams while developing risk-based annual exercise plans.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to assess technological change implications, document workflows, and develop remediation action plans.
2025 – Present
Whirlybird Labs, Ltd.
Founder & CEO
  • Founded AI education, training, and governance consultancy focused on business continuity and resilience professionals.
  • Developed the Domain Translator framework, PICS framework, and Intent Engineering methodology as core intellectual property.
  • Deliver global keynotes, executive workshops, and academic guest lectures at MIT, BCI World, DRJ, ACP, and industry events across three continents.
  • Lead the BCI AI Resilience Special Interest Group webinar series and contribute to ISO/TC 292/WG2 as an expert volunteer.
2022 – 2025
Open Technology Solutions
Business Resilience, DR, Training & Exercise Coordinator
  • Spearheaded business resilience transformation, expanding business continuity coverage from 5 high-level plans to 30 comprehensive departmental plans.
  • Developed and administered internal training and exercise programs, transitioning from outsourced solutions to a robust, internally managed program.
  • Strengthened organizational resilience through strategic partnerships and integration of advanced backup systems and redundant infrastructures.
  • Elevated emergency preparedness by designing and delivering thorough crisis response training and simulations.
2018 – 2022
Jeffco Public Schools
Manager of Business Continuity, DR, Change Management
  • Developed comprehensive remote work plans during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling a seamless transition to work-from-home.
  • Addressed digital inequities by implementing strategies to provide internet access to underserved students.
  • Forged critical partnerships with local law enforcement to create an integrated operating agreement for enhanced communication.
  • Expanded the business continuity program from a technological focus to encompass operational impact and strategic foresight.
  • Delivered essential IT support across Windows, ChromeOS, and Apple platforms for a large school district (Technician roles, 2018-2020).
2004 – 2017
Network Photography
Partner / Photo Lab and Network Architect
  • Directed the setup and growth of a versatile photography business, managing all aspects from LLC formation to IT and workflow systems.
  • Increased annual revenue from startup to $1.6M by strategically scaling operations and expanding service offerings.
  • Architected a robust IT network infrastructure to ensure seamless photography lab functions.
  • Managed all financial operations, including accounts payable/receivable, business banking, and merchant accounts.

Whirlybird Labs Frameworks

Core methodologies developed through years of practitioner experience at the intersection of business resilience and artificial intelligence.

Core Framework

The Domain Translator

Three pillars: Deep Domain Expertise, AI Fluency, and Problem Selection. Positions resilience professionals as the critical bridge between AI capability and organizational risk. The person who wins is the one who knows which problem deserves to be solved, in which context, for which people.

Specification Model

PICS Framework

Prompt, Intent, Context, Success Engineering. A four-layer model for specifying AI agent behavior and measurable outcomes. Success Engineering means measurable outcomes, health metrics, verification, and closing the loop.

Governance Methodology

Intent Engineering / Ctrl + Alt + Govern

Practical AI governance grounded in NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and EU AI Act. Bridges existing GRC controls to AI agent oversight without building new frameworks from scratch.

Exercise Design

AI-Assisted Exercise Development Pipeline

Methodology for designing BC exercises using AI, from prompt-driven scenario generation to dynamic tabletop simulations that adapt to real-time decision-making.

Selected Engagements

For the full list of talk tracks, intelligence briefings, and booking information, visit the Speaker Page →

Keynotes & Conferences

  • BCI World 2025 — London, UK
  • CRT 2025 — Toronto
  • ACP-Northeast — Keynote
  • ACP-CRMC AI Conference — Keynote
  • Covert Insurance Enterprise — Keynote & Workshop
  • Secure360 — Session
  • DRJ Spring 2026, 2025, 2024 — Sessions
  • DRJ Fall 2025 — Workshop

Academic & Webinars

  • MIT — Guest Lecturer
  • The BCI — AI Webinar
  • BCI AI SIG — Webinar Lead
  • ACP-Houston — AI Webinar
  • Commerce Bank — Resilient Pace
  • CPO — Supporting Preppr.ai
  • ISO/TC 292/WG2 — Expert Volunteer

Media & Podcasts

  • AlertMedia Podcast — Guest
  • The Resilient Journey Podcast — Guest
  • Preparing for the Unexpected — YouTubeTV Guest

Education & Certifications

Education

Bachelor of Arts
Southern Illinois University

Professional Certifications

ISO 22301 Lead Implementor
ICOR
Certified Business Resilience IT Professional (CBRITP)
BRCCI
Certified Organizational Resilience Executive (CORE)
ICOR
ITILv4 Foundation Level
PeopleCert
Lean Six Sigma White Belt
 
Core Thesis
“You are not being replaced. You are being repositioned.”
— Jason Hoss

Let's Connect

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