Jason Olin serves as the State Affairs Manager for criminal justice at the Niskanen Center. He is responsible for advancing the Niskanen Center’s criminal justice policy agenda in state capitals throughout the United States. Before joining the Niskanen Center, Jason was the Director of Government Relations for the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), where he developed and implemented robust government affairs strategies to help the MCCA navigate some of the most pressing policy issues related to public safety and policing, such as police reform, criminal justice reform, violent crime, and data privacy. He also served on the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security for 5+ years. A native of New York, Jason graduated summa cum laude, with special honors, from The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, where he was a member of the University Honors Program.