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Jason Stockwood Biography

Jason Stockwood.

Jason Stockwood - Founder, 53 Degrees Capital and Vice-Chair, Simply Business

Jason Stockwood is Vice-Chairman of Simply Business, twice recognised by The Sunday Times as the UK’s best company to work for, and himself awarded the accolade of best leader in 2016.  

Simply Business is the UK’s leading business insurance provider with over 500,000 customers and was among the Tech Track 100 of the nation’s fastest-growing tech companies.  The company has now extended to the USA and was acquired by US insurance group Travelers in 2017 for $490m and through Jason’s leadership, has been accredited as a B Corporation, one of over 2,000 companies worldwide that are committed to redefining how business measures success, with higher standards of social and environmental impact.  An experienced leader of digital businesses, Jason has previously held leadership roles at lastminute.com, match.com, Skyscanner and Travelocity.  Following the recent acquisition, he also sits on the management board of Travelers, a S&P500 company employing over 30,000 people, advising them on innovation and business transformation through technology.  

Jason is also an active investor in digital businesses on a social mission, speaker on the future of work and acclaimed author of Penguin-published book “Reboot - A Blueprint for Happy, Human Business in the Digital Age”.