John Tass-Parker
Executive Director, AI Policy & Partnerships
JPMorganChase
About
I help companies and governments navigate technology, politics and public trust. I’m currently Executive Director for AI Policy & Partnerships at JPMorgan Chase, ensuring those that use technology are represented in global tech policy conversations and shaping how the financial sector uses emerging technology responsibly.
Before JPMorgan, I spent ten years at Instagram. I joined when the company had around 60 employees and 150 million users and stayed through its integration into Meta and growth to more than two billion users. From 2014 to 2020 I built and led Instagram’s Politics & Government team, guiding the company through elections around the world – including the 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections.
I later served as a founding member of Instagram’s Strategic Initiatives group in the CEO and COO’s office, leading multi-disciplinary teams to build the content and partnership infrastructure that helped Reels compete with TikTok and supported the app’s broader shift to video.
What I Work On
AI Policy & Governance
Corporate AI governance
Responsible deployment frameworks
Cross-industry coalitions
Engagement with regulators & multilateral institutions
Technology & Product Strategy
Building multi-domain teams
Social media content systems
Platform integrity + trust
Translating societal risks into product strategy
Public Affairs & Partnerships
Civic Engagement around the world
Government & institutional partnerships
Crisis & reputational strategy
Cross-sector influence building
“John Tass-Parker is a power player in the wild west of social media and politics… using his platform to boost voter engagement and shape civic discourse globally.”
Forbes
Press and Recognition
Selected Coverage
- Wired – NASA Teams Up with Instagram To Debut Pluto Surface Photo
- The New York Times – On the Instagram Presidential Campaign Trail
- CNN / NBC Nightly News – Tom Brokaw on social media as a force in the 2016 election
- IPSOS – Instagram’s Impact on Canadian Businesses
- VICE Germany – MeinXOXO voter turnout initiative during the 2017 German election
- Le Figaro – Paris seen by the Instagram community
- Japan National Tourism Organization – #UnknownJapan tourism campaign with the Government of Japan
Awards & Recognition
Forbes 30 Under 30 — Law & Policy
RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award for Instagram’s partnership with CNN during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
Fellow, Sine Institute for Politics & Policy, American University
Advisory Council Member, Fred Hollows Foundation (U.S.)