Mia Advisor Announcement: Jake Hirsch-Allen

We are thrilled to announce that Jake Hirsch-Allen has joined our team as an advisor to help us grow Mia and unlock economic opportunities for women in emerging technologies. 

Jake Hirsch-Allen builds public-private partnerships between North America’s governments, workforce development organizations, colleges and universities, and LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Jake advises several startups including the Learning Economy Foundation, Hireguide, and Readocracy. He speaks regularly on the changing nature and future of work and learning. He is passionate about skills-based hiring and learning.


Jake is a Director on the Boards of the Ontario Tech Talent and the Canadian Club. He founded Lighthouse Labs, Canada’s foremost software development boot camp, and Hacking Health.

A former intellectual property and international criminal lawyer, Jake was also Chair of the Technology Committee of the Global Education Platform, taught Global Health at McMaster University, and clerked at the Supreme Court of Israel.

Davos World Economic Forum week EdTech community roundtable.

We look forward to working with Jake and leveraging his deep industry knowledge to take Mia to the next level and together build the skills of tomorrow, today.

Thank you!


More about Jake Hirsch-Allen

Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Substack


Mia is a JobTech company bridging the gap between education and employment. We help women develop skills and build careers in emerging technologies through alternative pathways. Our mission is to unlock new economic opportunities for one million women and accelerate the impact of one billion women by 2030.