Jason Brennan received his Ph.D. in 2007 from the University of Arizona and is the Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

He specializes in politics, philosophy, and economics. Brennan is also the editor-in-chief of Philosophy & Public Affairs and an associate editor of Social Philosophy and Policy. He recently completed a $2.1 million project on "Markets, Social Entrepreneurship, and Effective Altruism," funded by the Templeton Foundation. In 2022, Brennan received the Provost's Innovation in Teaching Award for his development of the Ethics Project, a student-directed experiential learning project. In 2024, he was named one of the best undergraduate business professors by Poets and Quants.